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Bacteria
Unicellular or Multicellular? Prokaryotic or Eukaryotic? Cells Walls?
Bacteria
Unicellular Prokaryotes Cells walls containing peptidoglycan
Bacteria
Extremely Abundant
Cover nearly every square centimeter of Earth
Bacterial Shapes
Bacilli: rod shaped
Cocci: spherical
Cell Walls
Gram positive: stain violet due to thick peptidoglycan walls
Gram negative: stain pink/red, have much thinner walls inside lipid layer
Metabolism
Heterotrophs: Chemoheterotrophs: must take in organic molecules and a supply of carbon Photoheterotrophs: are photosynthetic but also need to take in organic molecules for carbon source
Metabolism
Photoautotrophs: use light energy to make carbon compounds Chemoautotrophs: use energy from chemical reactions to make carbon compounds
Binary Fission
When a bacteria grows so that it has doubled in size, it replicates its DNA and divides in half Is this sexual or asexual? Identical or different daughter cells?
Conjugation
Some bacteria are able to exchange genetic information A hollow bridge forms between two bacteria and genes move from one cell to the other Increases genetic diversity of a population
Conjugation
Spore Formation
Spores are formed when the bacteria produces a thick internal wall that encloses the DNA and part of the cytoplasm Why do you think this would be beneficial for bacteria?
Spore Formation
Occurs when conditions are unfavorable for growth Can remain dormant for years until conditions improve
Spore Formation
Benefits of Bacteria
Some are producers that undergo photosynthesis Some are decomposers that break down dead matter to recycle the nutrients Some convert nitrogen gas to a form that can be used by plants (nitrogen fixation)
Dangers of Bacteria
Break down cells and tissues for food Example: Tuberculosis (destroys lung tissue) Release toxins (poisons) that travel through the body Example: Streptococcus releases toxins into the blood stream causes strep throat and scarlet fever
Vaccines
A vaccine is a preparation of weakened or killed pathogens that are injected into the body This stimulates the body to produce immunity to the disease
Vaccines
Why do you think we dont vaccinate everyone for all disease we have created vaccines for?
Antibiotics
Antibiotics block the growth and reproduction of bacteria Used to treat bacterial infections
Viruses
A virus is a core of DNA or RNA surrounded by a protein coat (capsid)
Viruses
They can only reproduce by infecting living cells They enter a cell and use its cell machinery to produce more viruses
Retroviruses
Contain RNA as genetic information instead of DNA
Prions
Diseases such as Scrapie (in sheep) and Mad Cow Disease are not caused by bacteria or viruses. What could cause them?
Prions
Contain only protein Cause disease by forming protein clumps which then induce normal proteins to become Prions The build up eventually damages nerve tissue
Protists
Domain? Kingdom? Prokaryotic or Eukaryotic?
Protists
Protists
Protists are defined by what they are not. Protists are eukaryotes that are not animals, plants, or fungi. They were the first eukaryotic organisms on earth.
Types of Protists
Animal-Like Protists: heterotrophs Plant-Like Protists: produce food through photosynthesis Fungus-Like Protists: obtain food by external digestion
Animal-Like Protists
Heterotrophs
cilliate
Animal-Like Protists
Malaria African Sleeping Sickness
Plant-Like Protists
Carry out photosynthesis
Fungus-Like Protists
Grow in damp, nutrient rich environments Absorb food through cell membranes
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