classification Flashcards
Prokaryotes age and abundancy
are the earth’s oldest organisms, and also the most abundant ones.
Bacteria
are prokaryotes.
prokaryotes metabolic diversity
the most metabolically diverse of all living organisms.
two kingdoms under prokaryotes
eubateria and archeabacteria
Eubacteria have protection
cell walls made of peptidoglycan, archaebacteria do not.
acheabacteria membrane
have plasma membranes c ontain lipids not found in any other living thing.
what do genes in eukaryotes and archeabacteria have that eubacteria dont
The genes of both eukaryotes and archaebacteria contain introns, but the genes of eubacteria do not.
which kingdom has the extremophiles
archeabacteria-methanogens, halophiles or thermophiles.
Origin of Eukaryotes time
1.5 billion years ago
endosymbiosis theory
proposes that mitochondria are the descendents of symbiotic, aerobic eubacteria that entered larger cells and then stayed there as symbionts
bas ically, mitochondria and chloroplasts came from: one cell engulfing another bot not digesting it.
endosymbiosis proof
M&C own ribosome
M&C can reproduce independent of host
M&C double membrane
M&C have own genetic info
which domain has multicellular organisms
True multicellularity only occurs in eukaryotes.
who made binomial nomenclature
linneaus
Characteristics of archaebacteria
All are unicellular prokaryotes.
Cell walls lack peptinoglycan.
Genes have introns.
Their plasma membranes contain lipids that are not found in any other living things.
They may be either autotrophic or heterotrophic.
They may be the ancestors of eukaryotic cells.
Living archaebacteria are divided into three groups that live in extreme environments: halophiles, thermophiles and acidophiles.
Characteristics of eubacteria
All are unicellular prokaryotes.
Cell walls contain peptinoglycan.
Genes lack introns.
All reproduce asexually by binary fission.
They may be either autotrophic or heterotrophic. Some are photosynthetic.
Extremely diversified groups
Certain types may be ancestors of mitochondria and chloroplasts.