chapter 15 Flashcards
what are the oldest fossils
stromatolies
how do you define stromatolies
layered sedimentary rocks produced by photosynthetic bacteria
photosynthetic bacteria or cyanobacteria is also known as what
prokaryotes
are prokaryotes multicellular or unicellular
unicellular
small organic molecules are known as what
monomers
what are monomers or small organic molecules
amino acids and nitrogenous bases
where do monomers arise from
inorganic compounds
what is the first step of the formation of a simple cell
small organic molecules(monomers)
what is the 2nd step to formation of a simple cell
small organic molecules formed macromolecules
what are macromolecules
proteins and nucleic acids
what also occurs in the 2nd step of a simple cell
dehydration synthesis
what is dehydration synthesis
means to remove water; also make big molecule from small molecule
what is the 3rd step of a simple cell
macromolecules were packed into protocols
what are protocells
membrane bound “bubbles”
protocells are also known as
protobionts
what is the 4th step of a simple cell
self-replicating molecules
what did self-replicating molecules make possible
made inheritance possible
what was early atmosphere
mostly co2 and o2
what else was found in early atmosphere
water vapor (h20), hydrogen(h2), nitrogen(n2) and helium(he gases)
In stanley and ureys experiment what was the lower chamber
“early ocean”- heated water
was the upper chamber the early atmosphere or early ocean
“early atmosphere”
what is the “early atmosphere”
mixture of water vapor and other gases (methane, amonia and hydrogen)
what did miller and urey suggest
that it was possible for small organic molecules(monomers) to form spontaneously from inorganic molecules
what comes first RNA or DNA
RNA
why does RNA come first?
a collection of monomers or ribonucleotides forming phosphodiester bonds can assemble spontaneously without cells or enzymes in the test tube
what molecules can spontaneously assemble
complementary RNA molecules
when one RNA strand forms hydrogen bonds with another RNA strand
complementary RNA
What type of bonds are covalent
peptide bonds and phosphodiester bonds
what do RNA molecules act as
enzymes
enzymes are also known as
ribozymes
what speeds up chemical reaction
enzymes
ribozymes is also known as
peptidyl transferase
where is peptidyl found?
in the larger ribosomal subunit that catalyzes the formation of peptide bonds between amino acids
what type of bond is peptide bond
covalent bonds
what cell was formed first
unicellular prokaryotes
bacteria and archea are found in what types of cells
unicellular prokaryotes
unicellular prokaryotes evolved into what
multicellular organisms
yeast and protist are found in what types of cell
unicellular eukaryotes
what is found in multicellular eukaryotes
animals, plants, all other fungi and some protist
what are earth worms and jelly fish
invertebrates(no backbone)
what are hard bodied invertebrates
snails and horseshoe crabs
what has external shells made of CaC03(calcium carbonate)
snails
what has exoskeleton made of chitin
horse shoe crabs
fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals are examples of what
vertebrates(have backbone)
what was the first vertebrae
fish
what did reptiles evolve into
birds and mammals
how did plants evolve
seedless(oldest)…gymnosperms…angiosperms(most diverse)
moses and ferns are what
seedless plants(lack seeds)
what bears seeds inside of cones
gymnosperms (cone-bearing plants) ; pine cones
roses, grass and orchids are known as what
angiosperms(have seeds)
what do flowering plants produce
flowers and fruits
what eon do we currently live in
phanerozoic eon
without oxygen
anerobic prokaryotes
with oxygen
aerobic prokaryotes
what are the steps of prokaryotes and eukaryotes
anerobic prokaryotes, aerobic prokaryotes, anarobic eukaryotes, aerobic eukaryotes
what occurs the longer the fossil is dead
the more c14 decreases
radioactive isotope
c14
what are the 4 types of eons
phanerozoic, proterozoic,archaean, hadean
how are they seperated
eons to eras to periods to epoch
what are we currently living in
phanerozoic eons, cenozoic, quaterly and holocene
what means all land
pangea “super continent”
how were all 7 continents brought together then pulled apart again
continental drift
in the process of the continental drift
movements in the mantel cause plates to move around
geological events forms when
edge one plate is being pushed against the edge of the neighboring plate
what can a continental drift cause
earthquake
what is an example of continental drift
San Andreas Fault in California
what was suggested when Pangea was still intact
the presence of different species of fossiled lung fishes on different continents
what leads to a burst in species diversity
mass extinction
what allows certain organisms to thrive
due to extinction of predators or a change in environment, food sources
what is the evolutionary history of a group of organisms
phylogeny
what is the phylogenetic trees
diagram how different species are related to each other
how are trees built
based on the classification of organisms
what was designed by Carl Linnaeus
binomial system
the genus to which organisms belong
Homo
the particular species within that genus to which the organism belongs
sapiens
wise men; humans
example of Homo sapiens
what are the 4 kingdoms of Eukaryotes
animals, plantae, protista and fungi
what is the largest/ most inclusive classification
domain
what is the smallest and least inclusive classification
species
what is the order of the biological classification
domain=dear kingdom=king phylum=philliph class=came order=over family=for genius=good species=soup
what are the 3 domains in the levels of biological classification
eukaryotes, bacteria and archea
what does members of the same class have
more shared traits than members of the same phylum
what do they have less shared traits than
members of the same order
why are long tailed weasels and euro otter more closely related than long tailed weasel and domestic cat
because they belong to the same family and members of the same family have more traits in common than members of different families
what is considered as all animals
heterotrophs
what eats autotrophs
herbivores
what are examples of plants and algae photosynthetic
autotrophs
eat other heterotrophs
carnivores
eat both plants and animals
omnivores
bears, pigs and raccoons are examples of what
omnivores
eat decomposing organisms
detritivores
earthworms and milpeds are examples of what
detritivores
what are the 4 stages that animals digest their food
ingestion, digestion, absorption and elimination
the act of eating is known as
ingestion
when food is broken down to molecules small enough for the body to be absorbed
digestion
what physically breaks down food from chewing
mechanical digestion
when macromolecules are broken down to micromolecules with h20 and enzymes
chemical digestion(hydrolysis)
products of digestion are absorbed into the blood
absorption
when undigested and unabsorbed food is eliminated from the body in the form of feces
elimination
what do humans start to digest in the mouth
starches and glycogen(carbs)