lecture 1 Flashcards
what are the characteristics of living organisms?
organized
metabolism
respond to stimuli
reproduce
evolve
organized meaning
organic
entropy of the system is disorganized and random
metabolism meaning
energy transformation
respond to stimuli meaning
interact with environment
evolve meaning
change with time
archea and eukarya are…
genetically related
what two types of organisms look like each other
archea and bacteria
what organism was the precursor to the endosymbiotic hypothesis?
archeas
how did archea overcome the surface area : volume ratio?
infolding of the internal membrane
characteristics of archea?
prokaryotes
dna based genome
extremeophiles
circular
characteristics of bacteria
prokaryotes
dna based genome (singular molecule)
metabolically diverse
peptidoglycan
circular