Bio Diversity of Living Things Flashcards
Classification hierarchy
Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species
Phylogeny
Method of charting the evolutionary history of a species. general depicted via phylogenetic trees
Endosymbiosis
one prokaryote engulfs another, leading to an eventual eukaryote
Eukaryote
Have a central nucleus and several membrane bound organelles. Evolved due to endosymbiosis
Binary Fission
more simple direct duplication of smaller organelles or bacteria
Bacteria Shapes
Coccus, Bacillius, Spirillium
Coccus Bacteria
round bacteria. can take any arrangement.
Bacillus Bacteria
roughly rod shaped bacteria. can form single/double/chain
Spirillum Bacteria
Spiral shaped. can only stand on their own.
Bacteria Arrangements
Single, Double, Strepto, Staphylo
Strepto Bacteria
Chain arrangement. Only coccus and bacillus can have this shapee
Macrophages/phagocytes
Cell that engulfs and destroys large pathogens
Leukocytes
Generic term for white blood cells. Produced in thymus gland, spleen, bone marrow, lymph nodes
Lymphocytes
Term to describe T and B cells
T Cells
Signalling Cells with a killer variant