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Diversity Of Life Flashcards

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4 stage origin of life hypothesis

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1 abiotic synthesis of organic monomers
2 polymer formation
3 origin of self replicating molecules
4 molecule packaging (protobionts)

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Primitive earth; volcanic vapors w/c reducing atmosphere; lightning and UV

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Oparin (rus)

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Protenoid formation (abiotic polypeptides) from organic monomers dripped into hot sand

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Fox

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4
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Coacervates protobionts; aggregate macromolecules, abiotic; surrounded by a s of h2

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Oparin

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5
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Experiment with water, h2, methane ammonia; all 20 amino acids nitrogen bases and atp formed

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Miller/Urey

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First genetic material; abiotic production of ribnucleotides; ribo zymes; RNA cooperation; formation of short polypeptides (replication enzymes)

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Abiotic genetic replication

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Majpr lineages of life

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Moneta, pritsta, plantae, fungi, animalia; bacteria, archaea, eukarya

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Two domains of kingdom monera

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Bacteria, archaea

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9
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Shapes of kingdom monera

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Cocci- sphere
Bacilli- rod
Helical- spiral

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10
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Structural characteristics

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Cell wall- peptidoglycan

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11
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For adherence protection; kingdom monera

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Capsule

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12
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For adherence and conjugation

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Pill

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13
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Motility of kingdom monera

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Flagella, helical shape (spirocletes), slime, taxis (movement away or towards stimulus)

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14
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Form and function of kingdom monera

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Nucleoid region (genophore: noneukaryotic chromosome), plasmids; asexual reproduction/binary fission

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15
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Uptake of genes from surrounding environment

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Transformation

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16
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Direct gene transfer from 1 prokaryote to another

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Conjugation

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17
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Gene transfer by viruses

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Teansduction

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18
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Resistant cells for harsh condition

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Endospore

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19
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Photosynthetic; harness light to drive synthesis of organica (cyanobacteria)

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Photoautotrophs

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Oxidation of inorganics for energy; get carbon from co2

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Chemo autotrophs

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21
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Use light to generate atp but get co2 in organic form

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Photoheterotrophs

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22
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Consume organic molecule for both energy and carbon

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Chemoheterotrophs

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23
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Dead organic matter- decomposer

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Absorb nutrients from living hosts

25
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Conversion to atmospheric nitrogen to ammonium

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Nitrogen fixation

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Obligate aerobes; facultative anaerobes; obligate anaerobes

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Oxygen relationships

27
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Unlock organics from corpses and wastes

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Decomposer

28
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Bacterial proteins that can produce disease without prokaryote (botulism)

29
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Components of gram membranes (salmonella)

30
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Types of protists

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Ingestive (animal like- protozoa), absorptive (fungus), photosynthetic (plant like)

31
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Mitochondria and chloroplasts were formerly from small prokaryotes living within larger cells (margulis)

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Endosymbionic theory

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Groups lacking mitochondria

33
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Autotrophic and heterotrophic flagellates (tse tse fly)

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Eugienoids

34
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Bound cavities (alveoli) under cell surfaces dinoflagellates (phytoplankton)

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Diatoms

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Phytoplanktons

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Phaeophyta

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Brown algae

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Rhodophyta

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Red algae; no flagellated staged; phycobilin pigment

38
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Chlorophyta

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Green algae; land plants

39
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Mycetozoa

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Slime molds that use pseudopodia for locomotion and feeding

40
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Heterotrophic by absorption; decomposer

41
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Aquatic fungi (chytrids), closest to protists

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Phy chytridiomycota

42
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Rhizopus (food mold), mycorrhizae, mutualistic, zygosporangia

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Zygomycota

43
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Sac fungi, yeasts, morels

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Ascomycota

44
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Club fungus, mushrooms

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Basidiomycota

45
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Has only the asexual stage

46
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Unicellulat, asexual budding

47
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Symbiotic association held in hyphae mesh

48
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Root and fungi mutualism; increase absorptive surface of roots

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Mycorrhizae

49
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Mosses

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Bryophytes

50
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Ferns

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Pteridophytes

51
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Pines and conifers

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Gymnosperms

52
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Flowering plants

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Angiosperm

53
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Green algae; closest plant ancestor

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Charophytes

54
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Charophytes similarities with plants

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Chloroplasts, biochemical, cell division, sperm, genetic

55
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Charophyte differences from plants

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Apical meristem, multicellular, alternation of generation, walled spores, gametangia

Biology20: Elementary Botany (Lecture) (13 decks)

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