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Portage Learning Microbiology Exam #1




Single cell (bacteria, archaeons, fungi, protozoa, algae)
Microorganism




Not living, not considered microorganisms, considered microbes
Virus




Include microorganisms and viruses, can be advantageous or harmful
Microbes




Smallest, most basic biological unit of life
Cell




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Macromolecules (building bloacks)
All cells are compromised of




Proteins, nucleic acids, lipids, and polysaccharides
Four main types of macromolecules found ing cells




Comprised of amino acids, facilitate movement of materials, act as enzymes to
speed up biochemical processes, structural role
Proteins




Way proteins are formed by varying combinations, 20 different kinds
Amino Acid




has its own unique sequence of amino acids
Each protein




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human body cannot produce them, they must be taken in from the environment
through other sources (food you eat)
Essential Amino Acids




chemical molecules that carry genetic information within the cell
Nucleic Acid




DNA and RNA
Two types of nucleic acids




deoxyribonucleic acid, contains vast amount of hereditary info and is responsible
for the inheritable characteristics of living organisms, made from nucleotides
DNA




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ribonucleic acid, responsible for deciphering the hereditary information in DNA
and using it to synthesize proteins
RNA




Yes
Can DNA and RNA be found in the nucleus?




Only RNA. DNA is highly compact in the nucleus
Can DNA and RNA leave the nucleus?




Nitrogenous base, sugar called deoxyribose, and a phosphate group
Three parts of a nucleotide




Adenine or guanine (purine bases) and cytosine or thymine (pyrimidine bases)
Four kinds of nitrogenous bases




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