Module 1- cellular life Flashcards
what do microorganisms include
-all forms of life that are too small to see with naked eye (0.2mm or less)
-usually single celled organisms but also small multi cell parasites, plus sub cellular viruses and prions
cellular life in earth is related meaning
all cellular life originates form a common ancestor
what is phylogenetic analysis
a computer assisted analysis softwire that measures how simular each DNA sequence is to another
what does DNA sequence analysis allow for
the comparason of the DNA sequence changes between different species
what does it tell us that all cellular life on earth is related
that all cellular life originates form a common ancester
what has phylogenetic analysis resulted in us finding
that all cellular life groups into three separate but related categories, called “domain of life”, they are bacteria, archaea, and eukarya
