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Microbiology Chapter 3
Cell Structure and Function
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Biology
Undergraduate 3
02/15/2013

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All living things share four processes
Definition
1. Growth- increase in size
2. Reproduction- increase in number
3. Responsiveness- ability to react to environmental stimuli
4. Metabolism- controlled chemical reactions
Term
Prokaryotes
Definition
Lack nucleus
Lack various internal structures (organelles) bound with phospholipid membranes
Are small, ~1.0 µm in diameter
Have a simple structure
Composed of bacteria and archaea
Term
Eukaryotes
Definition
Have nucleus
Have internal membrane-bound organelles
Are larger, 10-100 µm in diameter
Have more complex structure
Composed of algae, protozoa, fungi, animals, and plants
Term
Eukaryotes and Prokaryotes
Definition
Some common structural features such as external structures, cell walls, cytoplasmic membranes, and cytoplasm
Term
peptidoglycan
Definition
make up all cell walls.
polysaccharide of alternating sugar molecule
Term
gram positive
Definition
bacteria that retains purple stain inside the cell wall.
Thick layer of Peptidoglycan
contain TEICHOIC ACIDS.
Term
gram negative
Definition
stain pink/red.
thin layer of Peptidoglycan
Term
Porin Proteins
Definition
create pores. openings
Term
Teichoic Acid
Definition
polyalcohol
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Mycolic Acid
Definition
waxy liqid. makes cell permeable to most stains
Term
Virulence Factor
Definition
cause disease
Term
Eukaryotic Cells:
Plants
Fungi
Algae
Definition
cell membrane & cell wall
Term
Eukaryotic Cells:
Protozoans
Animals
Definition
cell membrane & lack cell walls
Term
mycobacterium
Definition
has a cell wall, tuberculosis
Term
lipopolysacharide
Definition
carbohydrates bonded to lipids
Term
Passes Processes
Definition
Simple Diffusion:
Facilitated diffusion:
Osmosis:
Term
Simple Diffusion
Definition
movement from a region of greater to lesser concentration
Term
Facilitated Diffusion
Definition
proteins act as channels or carriers to allow certain molecules to diffuse into or out of the cell along the electrochemical gradient.
Term
Osmosis
Definition
Diffusion of water
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Active Transport
Definition
energy needed to move materials against the gradient
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Cytosol
Definition
Liquid portion of cytoplasm.
Nucleoid- region containing the cells DNA.
Serves as site for chemical reactions.
Term
Monotrichous
Definition
single flagellum
Term
Lophotrichous
Definition
small bunches or tufts of flagella emerging from the same site
Term
Amphitrichous
Definition
flagella at both poles of the cell
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Peritrichous
Definition
cover the surface of the cell
Term
Axial Filaments
Definition
spiral tightly around the cell.
rotates around the cell
"corkscrew" movement
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Chemotaxis
Definition
Movement in response to chemical
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Phototaxis
Definition
movement in response to light.
Term
Mycoplasma cell membrane
Definition
stabilized by sterols and its resistant to lysis
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Nucleoid
Definition
region containing the cells DNA
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