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Biology NEET - XI: Chapter 2- Biological Classification Part 6
This deck covers key concepts from Chapter 2 of the Biology NEET syllabus, focusing on biological classification. It includes questions about bacteria, their structures, functions, and processes.
What is a bacteria without a cell wall called?
Listerform
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Term
Definition
What is a bacteria without a cell wall called?
Listerform
Peptidoglycans are co-polymers of
N- Acetyl glycosamine and N-acetyl muramic acid
Which cellular component is similar in both eukaryotes and prokaryotes?
Cell membrane
What is an episome?
Nucleoid + Plasmid (in a prokaryote)
Which bacterias posses chromatophores?
Photosynthetic bacteria
What do chromatophores contain?
Bacteriochlorophyll, bacteriophytin
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
What is a bacteria without a cell wall called? | Listerform |
Peptidoglycans are co-polymers of | N- Acetyl glycosamine and N-acetyl muramic acid |
Which cellular component is similar in both eukaryotes and prokaryotes? | Cell membrane |
What is an episome? | Nucleoid + Plasmid (in a prokaryote) |
Which bacterias posses chromatophores? | Photosynthetic bacteria |
What do chromatophores contain? | Bacteriochlorophyll, bacteriophytin |
Gas vacuoles are present in | Blue-green algae, Purple photosynthetic bacteria, and Green photosynthetic bacteria |
What is the function of gas vacuoles? | Protection from UV rays, help to float |
What are metchromatic granules present in bacteria? | Fe, S, volutin and magnetite granules |
What is the funtion of mesosomes? | Respiration, replication |
What is blapheroplast? | Basal body |
How are pili/fimbriae different from cilia/flagella? | Pili/fimbriae do not arise from basal body and do no help in locomotion while cilia/flagella do. |
What are pili/fimbriae made of? | Pilin |
PIli are found in which bacteria? | Gram positive |
Fimbriae are found in which bacteria? | Gram positive and gram negative |
Where are pili found on a bacteria? | At the apex |
Where are fimbriae found on bacteria? | All over the body |
Thick walled endospores are formed in which bacteria? | Rod shaped bacteria |
Endospores are resistant to toxic chemicals due to | Dipicolinic acid |
What is meromixis? | Primitive sexual reproduction/ Parasexual hybridisation |
How is gentic material transferred from one strain to another in transformation? | Simple diffusion |
How is gentic material transferred from one strain to another in transduction? | Through bacteriophage |
Conjugation was first discovered in which bacteria? | E. coli |
Clostridium pefringes causes | Mild food poisoning |
Which bacteria cause denitrification? | Pseudomonas denitrificans |