MICROBIOLOGY 2051 BRINNINSTOL Characteristics of Cells: true of all living cells * Communicate with environment * Molecules being exchanged—recognized by other cells—causes cell to do something (releasing toxins; move) * Growing—one cell divides and becomes two cells (binary fisson) * Some form appendages—form differently, look dfrnt, function dfrnt—spores, cysts, flagella * Evolve—ancestral cell Microbial Communities Table 1.1 More water than land
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|Eukaryotes: unique structures | |Capsule |Cell Membrane |Plasma Membrane | |Cell WALL |Cell Wall |Nucleus | |Cytoplasm |Cilia |Nucleolus
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The standards of success and prosperity for the protagonists of Death of a Salesman and Wall Street are inflated by the media, celebrities, and their family lives. In the face of his brother’s triumph in Alaska, Willy struggles to achieve the same level of unrealistic, exaggerated success as a mere salesman in Death of a Salesman. Similarly, by working under the exaggeratedly cutthroat Gordon Gekko, Bud Fox seeks a hollow life of luxury, stolen through cheating. Both Willy and Bud try to succeed
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formed from multiple glycosidic bonds, and include starch, glycogen and cellulose. 5. 1-4 glycosidic bonds create straight chains, whereas side chains are produced from 1-6 bonds. 6. Cellulose is fibrous, with β 1-4 linkages, and is used in cell walls. Glycogen and starch are both coiled, with α 1-4 linkages, and 1-6 side chains, and are used for storage. 7. Amino acids are the monomers of proteins – they have an amino group at one end, and a carboxylic acid group at the other. 8. The ‘R’ group
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What is the National Urban League Summer Internship Program? The National Urban League Summer Internship Program provides an insight into the world of non-profit management for college students, from the New York City metropolitan area and in Washington, DC. We are looking for candidates interested in a career in the not-for-profit sector, or in understanding the connection between non-profits, corporations, and government in the work of our nation. Why participate? The National Urban League
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‘Cells in their environment’ Introduction. The wellbeing of cells is constantly dependant on their ability to interact with and adapt to their corresponding environment. Even in intense conditions it is vital that cells adapt in order to maintain their dynamic efficiency. Thermophilic bacteria, such as Bacillus stearothermophilus and Thermus aquaticus are prokaryotes which thrive in scorching temperatures; for example: in hot springs such as ‘Octopus Spring’ in Yellowstone National Park. These
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Play Review 1 The name of the play was Super Happy Funtime Burlesque. The author is the Super Happy Funtime Burlesque Comedy Troupe, and the theatre it was produced at the Croswell Opera house in Adrian Michigan. The play took place February 25, 2012. The Croswell Opera House theatre is a proscenium stage. Everybody in the audience was facing the same way. The stage also had a red curtain which was used to demonstrate the end of the show when the curtains were closed. The plot of the story was
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Osmosis Is Serious Business! by Troy R. Nash Department of Biology Presbyterian College, Clinton, SC Questions-Too Much of a Good Thing 1. The extra fertilizer created a hypertonic environment around the roots of the corn ____/ 2 pts. What sort of environment (hypotonic, hypertonic, isotonic) did the extra fertilizer create around the roots of the corn? 2. The extra fertilizer caused the soil to become hypertonic which cause water to diffuse out of the corn into the soil. This caused the
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Ski-diving and Wall Climbing Discovery Long Nguyen RPTA 100 05/15/2015 Had you asked me several years ago whether i would ever jump from a plane 15,000 feet in the air, my response would be something like: “Are you crazy?”. Fast forward to February 20, 2014, I am perched on the edge of a single-engined airplane 14,000 feet in the air, ready to make my first skydive, costing $300 per person. In a matter of seconds, I will be hurtling towards the
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TABLE OF CONTENT MICROBIAL DETERIORATION OF WOOD AND ITS CONTROL 2 Background 3 1.0 Introduction 4 1.1.1Chemistry of wood 5 1.1.2Extractives 5 1.2Environmental Factors Affecting wood decay 6 2.0 The Role of microorganisms in wood decay 7 3.0 Microbiological degradation of wood 9 3.1 Wood decaying fungi 10 3.1.1 Soft rot 10 3.1.2White rot 13 3.1.3 Bacteria 13 3.2 Mechanism of wood deterioration 14 3.2.1 Degradation of hemicelluloses 15 3.2.2 Degradation of lignin 16 3.2.3 Cellulose degradation
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