Classification And Diversity Of Life Flashcards
1
Q
Marine bacteria
A
Cyanobacteria
2
Q
Marine protists
A
Single celled eukaryotes
3
Q
Classification tree
A
Everything
Plants - animals - simple eukaryotes - prokaryotes
Animals
Invertebrates - vertebrates
4
Q
What are the 5 kingdoms?
A
Animals Plants Fungi Monera - prokaryotes Protista - eukaryotes
5
Q
What are the domains of life?
A
Eukarya
Prokaryotes
- Archaea
- Bacteria
6
Q
Origin of life on earth?
A
Deep sea exploration - discovery of hydrothermal vents - extreme ecosystems
7
Q
What are stromatolites?
A
Oldest recorded life
Produced by Cyanobacteria binding to sand particles
Approximately 4 Bya
Only inhabitants of earth for about 2.5 Bya
Oxygenated the sea and the atmosphere
First colonisers of land
8
Q
Origin of eukaryotes?
A
The infolding of the plasma membrane of prokaryotes
9
Q
What is the order of Taxonomy?
A
Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species
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