MGY377H1 Midterm: Study notes for midterm

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24 Dec 2011

School

UTSG

Department

Molecular Genetics and Microbiology

Course

MGY377H1

Professor

William Navarre

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Photosynthesis conversion of light energy to chemical energy. Two classes: photoautotrophs carbon dioxide used for carbon, photoheterotrophs organic carbon sources. Found in photosynthetic membranes: plants chloroplasts, intracellular organelle, bacteria cytoplasmic membrane, internal membrane derived from cytoplasmic membrane that can become vesicles; cytoplasmic membrane but associated with specialized membrane-enclosed structures called chlorosomes; thylakoid membranes in cyanobacteria. Chlorophyll a (plants, algae, cyanobacteria: bacteriochlorphyll a (purple and green bacteria, chlorophyll a. hydrophobic segments attached to ring structure allow for pigment to associate with membrane as fatty acid chain to be inserted into membrane. different side chains give rise to different wavelengths of absorptions. ring structure that can absorb light at diff wavelengths cyclopentanone ring: bacteriophyll a. major differences are in side chains because chemical variations why they absorb at different max wavelengths. why need different chlorphylls is because by having pigments won t compete so can absorb different wavelengths of light best utilize energy.

Related Questions

What specialized intracellular components would increase the fitness of prokaryotes dwelling in these particular microenvironments? Name at least one for each example.

a. Aerophilic magnetic bacteria in aquatic sediments

b. Nonphotosynthetic ocean-dwelling archaea utilizing light as an energy source

c. Gut-inhabiting enterobacteria

d. Photosynthetic cyanobacteria in damp soil

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QUESTION 1

Which of the following statements about the bacterial cytoplasmic membrane is false?

	a.	It resists attachment of the bacterial chromosome to its inner surface.
	b.	It contains a protein complex that drives ATP synthesis.
	c.	It is asymmetric.
	d.	It consists of relatively equal amounts of phospholipids and proteins.

1 points

QUESTION 2

Which of the following statements regarding Mycobacteria is false?

	a.	The genome has relatively low Guanine (G) and Cytosine (C) content.
	b.	The cytoplasmic membrane is surrounded by a polymer (peptidoglycan) consisting of alternating N-Acetylglucosamine (NAG) and N-Acetylmuramic (NAM) acid units.
	c.	It infects approximately one-third of the global human population.
	d.	It has a Gram-positive cell wall with an additional waxy lipid layer of mycolic acid.

1 points

QUESTION 3

Which of the following outer membrane porins enables Mycobacteria to adapt to acidic and intracellular environments, and shows homology to outer membrane porin A?

	a.	OmpATb.
	b.	OmpA.
	c.	MspA.
	d.	Lipid A.

1 points

QUESTION 4

Based on your understanding of bacterial membranes, which of the following is not likely to be found in an E. coli outer membrane?

	a.	Membrane-anchored enzymes.
	b.	Mycolic acid.
	c.	Lipopolysaccharide.
	d.	Porin channels.

1 points

QUESTION 5

Based on the conclusions of this paper, which of the following statements would the author most likely disagree with?

	a.	Some archaeon do not contain all of the genes essential for life.
	b.	The membrane structures of prokaryotes show far greater diversity than those of eukaryotes.
	c.	As demonstrated in this definitive report, scientists have a great understanding of the majority of basic functions and evolution of bacterial membranes.
	d.	The outer membrane (and its associated components) of archaea, Gram-negative bacteria, and Gram-positive bacteria likely evolved independently of one another.

1 points

QUESTION 6

Which of the following is not true for Gram-negative, acid-fast, and archaeal membranes?

	a.	They modify their lipid content in response to environmental changes.
	b.	They have co-evolved the same outer membrane composition and structure.
	c.	They all have a cytoplasmic membrane.
	d.	Membrane transport proteins regulate nutrient uptake and waste removal.

1 points

QUESTION 7

Compared to Mycobacteria, Gram-negative bacterium contain:

	a.	More mycolic acid.
	b.	Pores of increased length.
	c.	Less peptidoglycan.
	d.	50-fold-lower numbers of porins.

1 points

QUESTION 8

Archaea are found to survive in strongly acidic lakes compared to bacteria and Eukaryotes. Which of the following supports this claim according to the study?

	a.	The presence of L-glycerol ether linked lipids in Archaea membranes.
	b.	The presence of D-glycerol ether linked lipids in Archaea membranes.
	c.	The presence of L-glycerol ester linked peptidoglycans in Archaea membranes.
	d.	The presence of L-glycerol ester linked lipids in Archaea membranes.

1 points

QUESTION 9

Based on your understanding of the symbiotic relationship between Nanoarchaeum equitans and Ignicoccus, which of the following below is not true?

	a.	The membrane lipids of N. equitans are synthesized by Ignoccocus.
	b.	In exchange for membrane lipids, N. equitans provide Ignicoccus with many essential cytoplasmic enzymes.
	c.	N. equitans lack enzymes capable of catalyzing lipid biosynthesis.
	d.	Intraperiplasmic vesicles produced by Ignicoccus allow for lipid transfer to N. equitans.

1 points

QUESTION 10

What is the role of hydrogen bonds in bacteria, as mentioned in the article?

	a.	They mediate transmembrane electron flow.
	b.	They mediate lipid biosynthesis.
	c.	They help to stabilize the cytoplasmic membrane.
	d.	They are responsible for the selective permeability of the cytoplasmic membrane.

13.

Carbon fixation in plants refers to _____.

the reaction between any two carbon containing molecules.

the breakdown of glucose.

the synthesis of carbon dioxide.

the reaction between carbon dioxide and RuBP.

14.

The electrons that are excited by light energy in photosystems II and I are eventually used to_____.

breakdown RuBP

convert glucose to carbon dioxide

breakdown starch into glucose

reduce NADP+ to NADPH

15.

The light reaction of photosynthesis occurs in the ______.

thylakoid membranes

stroma

cytoplasm

matrix

16.

The final product of the Calvin cycle is ______.

		citrate
		G3P (glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate)
		lactate
		pyruvate

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