misc Flashcards
classification level
Taxon
father of Taxonomy
Carolus Linnaeus
classification hierarchy
Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species
3 Domains
Archaea
Bacteria
Eukarya (4 kingdoms)
lack nucleus
Prokaryotes
extremophiles (harsh enviorments)
Archaea
normally grow in hot, acidic enviorment
*archaea
Thermoacidophiles
require high concentration of salt to survive
*archaea
Halophiles
Anaerobes that produce methane
*archaea
Methanogens
4 Kingdoms
Plantae
Fungi
Animalia
Protista
Unicellular Eukaryotes and algae
Nucleated
gain nutrients through intra & extracellular digestion or photosynthesis
Kingdom Protista
Multicellular, Eukaryotic, and non-photosynthesizing plants
*Mold, Yeast, Mushrooms, and other Fungi
digestion of dead, organic material
Kingdom Fungi
Multicellular, Eukaryotic autotrophs
Multicellular plants that gain nutrients through photosynthesis
Kingdom Plantae
Multicellular, Eukaryotic heterotrophs
Gain nutriends by comsuming plants and animals
Kingdom Animalia
scientific study of diversity of organism that their evolutionary relationships
Systematics
Ancestral history (Phylogenetic tree)
Phylogeny
Analyzing primitive and derived characters “cladograms”
Cladistics
diagram showing relationship among species based on shared characters
Cladogram
have trait
in groups
missing trait
out groups
Obligate intracellular parasites
Virus
Virus structure
Nucleic Core (DNA or RNA) Protein capsid - Capsomere units
dormant cycle of virus
Lytic cycle
Virus attacking bacteria
Bacteriophage
RNA - dependent DNA- polymerase
Retrovirus
Common Cold
Rhinovirus
Flu
Orthomyxovirus
Rabies
Rhabdovirus
Hemorrhagic fever
Ebola
Naked strand of RNA (no capsid) that causes plant diseases
Viroid
proteinaceious infectious particles
causes enzyme to change brain
Prion
Volvox, Spirogyra, Ulva
Green Algae
Green Algae composed of loose association of indp cells. Hallow sphere (green bowling ball)
volvox
Green Algae w chlorophyll arranged as spiraling ribbon, zygote withstands winter; undergo meiosis in spring
Spirogyra
- Sea Lettuce
Blade from green algae, all spores are flagellated
Ulva
multicellular marine algae w branched, feathery/ribbon line appearance
Red Algae
Protist w fine hairs on flagella
Stamenopila
Brown Algae
Phylum Phaeophyt