Midterm 2 - Notes 2 (Part 1) Flashcards
Taxonomy
Is the science of classifying organisms
- shows the degree of similarity among organisms
Systematics (or phylogeny)
Is the study of the evolutionary history of organisms
1735
Linnaeus – kingdoms plantae and animalia
1800s
Bacteria and fungi put in kingdom plantea (nageli); kingdom protista proposed for bacteria, protozoa, algea and fungi (haeckel)
1937
Prokaryotes introduced to distinguish cells without a nucleus
1968
Murray – kingdom prokaryotae
1969
Whittaker – 5 kingdom system
What are the 3 domains?
- Eukarya
- Bacteria
- Archaea
What are 3 examples of eukarya?
- Animals
- Fungi
- Plants
What is an example of bacteria?
E. coli
What are 3 examples of archaea?
- Methanogens
- Extreme halophiles
- Hyperthermophiles
Archaea cell type
Prokaryotic
Archaea cell wall
Varies in composition
- contains no peptidoglycan
Archaea membrane lipids
Composed of branched carbon chains attached to glycerol by ether linkage
Archaea 1st aa in protein synthesis
Methionine
Archaea antibiotic sensitivity
No
Archaea rRNA loop
Lacking
Archaea common arm of tRNA
Lacking
Bacteria cell type
Prokaryotic