Phylogeny And The History Of Life Flashcards
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Prokaryotes (bacteria & archaea)
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2
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Comparing prokaryotic & eukaryotic cells
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3
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Prokaryotic shapes (cocci, bacilli, helical)
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4
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Structural characteristics (Gram-positive vs. Gram-negative; Fimbriae; Capsule;
Sex pilli)
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5
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Motility (flagella; helical shape; slime; taxis)
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6
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Prokaryotic chromosome & plasmids; nucleoid region
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7
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Adaptation (small; short life span; endospore; …)
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8
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Reproduction (binary fission; transformation; transduction; conjugation)
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9
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Nutrition
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10
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Nitrogen fixation
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11
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Oxygen relation
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12
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Bacteria vs Archaea
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13
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Prokaryotic ecology (Symbiotic: mutualism, commensalism, parasitism)
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14
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Pathogenes: exotoxin vs. endotoxin
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