Chapter 1 Flashcards
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Cyanobacteria
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- oxygen producing photosynthesis
- changes the course of life on earth by providing O2
- become endosymbions (mitochondria and chloroplast)
2
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Chemoautotroph
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Organisms that use chemical energy to breakdown carbon to make food for themselves
3
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Protozoa
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Causes malaria
4
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Phytoplankton
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Causes red tide
5
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Fungi
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Food production cheese and fermentation. Could be pathogenic
6
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Helminthes
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Parasitic worms
7
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Microorganism
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Are small living things that are too small to be seen with the human eye
- bacteria, fungi(yeast and mold), Protozoa, and microscopic algae.
- not only germs and what not some MOs help us balance out life
8
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Bacteria
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Are single celled or unicellular organisms
9
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Prokaryotes
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- include both bacteria and archaea
- different shapes: BACILLUS (rodlike) SPIRAL (cork screw or curved) COCCUS (spherical)
- can manufacture their own food through photosynthesis from either living or dead organisms…some even from inorganic substances
10
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Archaea
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Consist of prokaryotic cells but have cell walls that lack peptidoglycan
Divided into main 3 groups: methanongens,halophiles,thermophiles
11
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Methanongens
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Produce methane as a waste product
12
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Halophiles
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Live in extreme salty environments
13
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Thermophiles
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Live in hot sulfur water
-doesn’t cause disease to humans
