Exam 3 Flashcards
Taxonomy
system of classifying species
Hierarchy of taxonomic categories in order (Dad, Keep, Piling, Cookies, On, Four, Green, Saucers
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
Domain is _____ inclusive
most
Species is _______ inclusive
least
Phylogeny
evolutionary history of species
Phylogeny based on
fossil record, morphological, homologous, molecular homologies
Cladistics determines
relationships based on shared characteristics inherited from common ancestors
Clade
group of species that includes ancestral species, all descendants
Vertebrates are a clade bc
all have inherited a backbone from their common ancestors
Outgroup
group not belonging to group whose evolutionary relationships are being investigated
More closely related species
share more common ancestors
Nucleic acid surrounded by
protein coat
Viruses also called
genes in a box
Viruses can not
reproduce on its own
Viruses penetrates
host cell and is reproduced by host
The host cells ____ releases the viruses
lyses
Viruses are not affected by
antibiotics
Antiviral drugs do what
don’t destroy virus but slows their activity in host
Vaccinations do what
prepares immune system to attack and destroy viruses immediately
Prokaryotes are in domains
bacteria and archaea
Bacteria and archaea are filled with
single cell microbes that lack nucleus and organelles
Cell wall on prokaryotes does what
-enables prokaryotes to live in wide range of environments
-physical protection
-prevents bursting due to osmotic pressure
Prokaryote may be surrounded by capsule that
glues cells to surfaces, shields from immune system
Motility
move toward door or away from toxin
Features that contribute to single cell microbes success
cell wall, motility, adapt rapidly, wide nutritional diversity,
Prokaryotes adapt rapidly to
changes in environment
Autotrophs do what
make food by storing energy from sun or chemicals
Photosynthetic cyanobacteria is
blue-green algae important in aquatic food webs
Chemoautotrophic bacteria are
producers in hydrothermal vents that get energy from chemicals, basis of food chain
Heterotrophs do what
obtain energy by breaking down food
Heterotrophic prokaryotes do what
decompose organic material, return nutrients to ecosystems
Heterotrophic prokaryotes consume
molecules that many eukaryotes can’t digest
Some prokaryotes produce
methane (CH4), less abundant, more potent greenhouse gas compared to CO2
Prokaryotes used to clean up
waste called bioremediation
Genetically engineered bacteria produce
many gene products, such as insulin or other proteins that stimulate growth or dissolve blood clots
Diseases that need bacteria to help include
bacteria meningitis, pneumonia, pink eye, STDs
Bacterial meningitis, pneumonia, pink eye, STDs do what
-infect host to consume tissues for nutrients
-may secrete toxins or destructive enzymes
Archaea is moser closely related to
eukarya
Archie associated with
extreme environments
Bacteria have
peptidoglycan in cell walls
Protists are
eukaryotes that are not plants, animals, or fungi
Protists are
-mostly single, highly complex cells
-some for colonies
-some such as seaweed are multicellular
have diverse habitats, food sources
Important, interesting groups of protists include
Diatoms, Dinoflagellates, Brown algae(seaweed), Water molds, Ciliates, Euglenoids, Amoebozoans, Red algae, Green algae
Diatoms are
-photosynthetic, silica shells
-marine freshwater, key source of food in both exosystems
-protists
Dinoflagellates are
-named for motion of two flagella
-cell walls resemble armored plates
-includes heterotrophs, nico troops, autotrophs, also key source of food
-some live within coral tissue ,providing food
-blooms cause toxic red tide
-protists
Brown algae(seaweed) is
-brownish yellow chlorophyll
-similar to plants but not related
-protists
Water molds they
-decompose dead organisms
-parasize live organism
-protists
Ciliates are
-named for numerous cilia
-protists
Euglenids have
-flagella, no cell wall, red eye spot, mixotrophs
-protists
Amoebozoans do what
-move by pseudopodia
-amoeba, slime molds grouped as amoebozoans due to pseudopod
-protists
Red algae (seaweed) are
-mostly marine
-food base of marine ecosystems
-protists
Green algae are
-multicellular, colonial or single called, marine or fresh water
-closet related to plants
-protists
Hypothesized evolution
cells of colonial protists specialized for separate functions
Fungi are
spore producing heterotrophs that absorb food
Spore is a
haploid cell capable of developing into adult
Fungi are mostly
multicellular with chitin in cell walls
Water molds do not have
chitin
Body of fungi consists
-or one cel thick filaments called hyphae
-branched mass of hyphae for feeding body called mycelium(mold)
Mycelium =
mold