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Microbiology chapters 4, 5, & 6
prokaryotic cells, Eukaryotic cells, and viruses
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Microbiology
Undergraduate 1
03/29/2011

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Term

Eukaryotic Cell Characteristics

Definition
  • animal, plant, fungi, and protists
  • Contain membrane- bound organelles
  • contain nucleus with DNA
  • ribosomes
Term
Prokaryotic Cell Characteristics
Definition
  • NO nucleus
  • No membrane bound organelle
  • ribosomes
  • cytoplasm
  • chromosomes
Term
Characteristics of Life
Definition
  • reproduction & heredity
  • growth and development
  • metabolism
  • movement or irritability
  • Cell support
  • Transport
Term
Flagella
Definition

3 parts:

      filaments

        basal body

hook

 

pro: 360degree movement                 

 

Euk: whip

       9 + 2 arrangement

 

functions: motility

 

 

Term
Flagellar Arrangements
Definition

Monotrichous- single flagellum at one end

 

Lophotrichous- small bunches ermerging from the same site

 

Amphitrichous- flagella at both ends of the cell

 

Peritrichous- flagella dispersed over surface of cell; slowest

Term

Flagellar Responses

 

Definition

run-counterclockwise

tumble- clockwise

Term
Stimulus
Definition

no stimulus- short movements

stimulus- long movements gradient of attractant concentration

Term
Fimbrae
Definition
  • hairlike projections
  • used for attatchment
Term
Pili
Definition
  • found only in Gram neg cells
  • join bacteria cells for partial DNA transfer
Term
Glycocalyx
Definition

2 types: capsule or slime layer

 

coating of the molecule external to the cell wall

 

functions: protection from dehydration

inhibit killing of wbc

attatchment; adherence

signal reception

Term
Biofilm
Definition

group of bacteria working together collectively

 

 

Term
Cell Envelope
Definition

external covering outside the cytoplasm

 

contains cell wall and cell membrane

 

gram stain:

        positive- thick layer of peptidoglycan

                     has more cross-linking

 

        negative- thin layer of peptidoglycan

                      has outer membrane

 

Term
Cell Wall
Definition

functions:

   structure

   protection

 

 

peptidoglycan is main component

 

Term
Gram Stain
Definition

gram +: retain crystal violet and stain purple

gram -: lose crystal violet and stain red

 

Crystal violet -> stains peptidoglycan

Gram's Iodine -> sets the stain by causing clumping

Alcohol -> dissolves the membran; decolorizes gram -

Saferin -> counterstains gram -

Term
Cell Membrane
Definition

phospholipid bilayer- selectively permeable

 

functions:

      provide site for energy reaction, nutreint processing, and synthesis.

 

 

 

Term
Cytoplasm
Definition

dense gelatinous solution

 

a solvent for materials used in cell functions

Term
Ribosomes
Definition

site of protein synthesis

 

 

prokaryotic- smaller and less in number

eukaryotic- bigger and more in number

Term
Inclusions
Definition

intracellular storage bodies

 

 

Term
Nucleoid
Definition

location of DNA

 

not membrane bound

Term
Endospores
Definition
inactive metabolic state, which produces a thick glycocalyx during a vegetative state
Term
Bacterial Shapes
Definition

Coccus- spherical

 

Bacillus- rod

 

Spirillum- spiral

Term
classification
Definition

Genetic (phylogenic)- classified by composition of DNA

 

Phenogenic- classification by appearance

Term
Endosymbiotic Relationship
Definition

Organelles originated from prokaryotic cells

 

Organelles: mitochondria and cytoplasm

 

why?

   has own dna

   has prokaryotic ribosomes

   double membrane

   replicates independently

Term
Cilia
Definition

hairlike projections on the surface of cell

 

only in animal cells and some protozoa

 

functions:

      motility

      feeding

      filtering

Term
nucleolus
Definition

inside nucleus

site of ribosome synthesis

Term
Endoplasmic Reticulum
Definition

RER- has ribosomes on top

        proteins are synthesized

 

 

SER-lacks ribosomes

      lipids are synthesized

Term
Golgi Apparatus
Definition
 where Proteins are modified and matured and sorted
Term
Lysosomes
Definition

digestive enzymes

digesting food molecules and ivading microbes

Term
mitochondria
Definition
produces atp
Term
chloroplast
Definition
photosynthesis
Term
Fungi
Definition

mushrooms, puffballs, gill fungi

 

unicellular or colonial

 

yeast or hyphae; sometimes both dimorphic

 

heterotrophic

 

 

Term

reproduction

 

Definition

asexual reproduction: spores are formed through budding or mitosis

 

Sexual reproduction: spores are formed by fusion of two seperate strains

Term
Protista
Definition

algae-unicellular and colonial; photosize with chlorophyll

 

protozoa-unicellular and lack tissue. heterotrophic

Term
viruses
Definition

nonliving

 

Term
capsids
Definition

protect nucleic acid

 

enveloped- with envelope

naked-without envelope

Term
spikes
Definition
proteins that attatch to host cell and determine which cells to infect
Term
Matrix Proteins
Definition

essential for replication

not in all

Term
structures
Definition

Helical

Icosahedral

Term
animal virus multiplication
Definition

Adsorption- attatchement to host

Penetration- virus enters to host

uncoating- nucleic acid is released through the celll

synthesis- viral components are produced

assembly- new viral particles are constructed

release- assembled virus are released by budding or lysis

Term
Lysogeny
Definition

Adsorption- attachment to cell

penetration- virus goes into cell

replicaton- virus material is replicated

assembly- assembly of new virus

maturation

cell breaks apart and virus are released

 

Term
prions
Definition
misfolded proteins that induce normal proteins to misfold
Term
mitosis
Definition

interphase-resting state

prophase- condensation of chromosomes

Metaphase- chromosomes line up

Anaphase- chromosomes pull cells apart

telophase- nuclear envelope reform, cytokenesis occurs

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