Eukaryotes Flashcards

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List organelles specific to Eukaryotes (other than a nucleus!) (7)

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a. Mitochondria
b. Chloroplast
c. Endoplasmic Reticulum
d. Golgi Apparatus
e. Centrosomes
f. Peroxisomes
g. Lysosomes

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Origins: Eukaryotes formed from a common ancestor with the __________ (other domain) (Step 1)

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Archaea

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Origins: An _________ of the cell membrane around its chromosome(s) gave rise to the _________ and the _________ system.

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Invagination

Nucleus

Endomembrane

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Endosymbiosis: Many Eukaryotes (e.g. Amoeba) without cell walls can take in food by __________.

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Phagocytosis

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Endosymbiosis: Origin of Mitochondria was by engulfing a ________ that survived and over time adapted to life inside the cell. (Step 2)

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Alpha Proteobacteria

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Endosymbiosis: Origin of Chloroplast was by engulfing a ________ that survive and over time adapted to life inside the cell. (Step 3)

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Cyanobacteria

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How do Mitochondria and chloroplasts reproduce inside the cell?

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Binary fission

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Origin of the Chloroplast happened in which super group?

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Archaeplastida

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List several pieces of evidence that support the endosymbiotic theory.

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Have their own circular DNA

Contain their own components for DNA transcription/translation

Have more in common with the ribosomes in prokaryotes

Their rRNA is more similar to bacteria

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Endosymbiosis: Origin of Secondary Chloroplasts (Step 4) was by engulfing a _________ that survive and over time adapted to life inside the cell.

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Algal cell

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Red algae gave rise to chloroplasts in the __________.

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S.A.R. super group

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Green algae gave rise to chloroplasts in the __________.

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Excavata super group

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What evidence supports the serial origin of the chloroplast in these groups? (Secondary Chloroplasts)

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The Red and Green algae were already formed and were engulfed by a different eukaryote, the algae simplified over time into chloroplast but kept the extra membrane layers

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What are the 4 steps in the origins of the Eukaryote?

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1st: Formation of nucleus and endomembrane system
2nd: Formation of mitochondria
3rd: Formation of chloroplast from cyanobacteria
4th: Formation of chloroplast from an algal cell

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Diversity-Super Groups: Protists are ___________.

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All groups except Plants, Animals, and Fungi

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Diversity-Super Groups: We (animals) belong in the super group __________ along with ________, that we saw in lab.

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Unikonta

Fungi

17
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Diversity-Super Groups: Plants and red algae form the super group __________.

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Archaeplastida

18
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Diversity-Super Groups: Trypanosoma and Euglena are in the _________.

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Excavata

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Diversity-Super Groups: List the organisms we saw in lab from the “SAR” super group:

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Bacillariophyta (Diatoms)
Foraminifera (Forams)
Radiolarians
Brown Algae
Dinoflagellates
Apicomplexans
Ciliates

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Ecological terms: Plankton are __________.

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small organism that are free floating and can’t move against the current

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Ecological terms: Phytoplankton can do __________ and form the base of the aquatic __________.

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Photosynthesis

Ecosystems

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Zooplankton eat ___________ and are the next step in the aquatic __________.

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Bacteria and Algae

Food chain