Functional Anatomy of Microbes

The further one pursues knowledge the less one knows
Lao-Tse

Who Am I? I discovered haptens and showed the specificity of antibodies for antigens. I am most famous for the discovery of blood groups

	Readings: Functional Anatomy of Microbes
	Baron Medical Microbiology Chap 2 Structure		Brock 9th Ed Biology of Microorganisms chapters 3, 13, 14, 17
	Tortora: Microbiology An Introduction Chap 4: Functional Anatomy of Microbes		Jacquelyn Black 4th Ed Microbiology: Principles & Explorations Chap 4 Characteristics of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells
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Structure
Cell envelope
Archaea
Flagella
Symbiosis

SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

1. Describe the Structure and function of the glycocalyx
2. Describe the structure and function of flagella
3. Describe the structure and function of axial filaments
4. Describe the structure and function of pili
5. Diagram the structure of peptidoglycin (murein)
6. Diagram the structure of the Gram positive cell wall
7. Diagram the structure of the Gram negative Cell wall
8. Compare the cell walls of Archaea and Eubacteria
9. Compare the cell membranes of Archaea and Eubacteria
10. Diagram the theory of Serial Symbiosis
11. Explain the principle of "Run and Tumble" as it refers to bacterial motility
12. Describe the structure of a spirochaetes
13. Describe how penicillin interferes will cell wall structure and the consequences
14. Compare the strucuture and function of the outer membrane of the Gram negative bacterium with its cell membrane
15. Compare and contrast the strucutre of plasma membranes of prokaryotes and eukaryotes
16. Discuss the functions of the prokaryotic cell membrane
17. Compare the structure and function of prokarytoic and eukaryotic ribosomes
18. Describe the endosymbiotic theory
19. Two types of prokaryotic cells have been discovered archaea and eubacteria. How do these cells differ from each other? How are they similar?
20. In 1985 a 0.5 mm cell as discovered in surgeon fish and named Epulopiscium fishelsoni. It was presumed to be a protozoan. In 1993 researchers determined that Epulopiscium was actually a Gram positive bacterium. What caused the initial identification of this organism as a protozoan? What evideince would cahange the classificiation to Eubacterium?
21. The smallest eukaryotic cells is the motile alga Micromonas. List the minimum number of orgalnells that this alga must have.