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To what domain do methanogens belong?

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Archaea

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To what domain do extremophiles belong?

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Archaea

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METHANOGENS
survival in oxygen?
energy source?
where do they live?

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  • obligate anaerobes
  • use energy from H2 to fix CO2, producing methane
  • mud, swamps, guts of cows, humans, termites
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HALOPHILES
survival in oxygen?
energy source?
where do they live?

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  • aerobic and heterotropic OR anaerobic and photosynthetic with bacteriorhodopsin
  • high salt environments
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THERMOPHILES
survival in oxygen?
energy source?
where do they live?

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  • both aerobic/anerobic
  • sulfur-based chemoautotrophs
  • hot (60-80C) environments: hot springs, geysers
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To what domain do cyanobacteria belong?

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Bacteria

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To what domain do chemosynthetic bacteria belong?

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Bacteria

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To what domain do nitrogen-fixing bacteria belong?

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Bacteria

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To what domain do spirochetes belong?

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Bacteria

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CYANOBACTERIA
survival in oxygen?
energy source?
where do they live?

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  • aerobic but can be anaerobic
  • photosynthetic (like in plants) w/ chlorophyll a and phycobilins
  • almost every habitat
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CHEMOSYNTHETIC BACTERIA

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-autotrophs using inorganic substances

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NITROGEN-FIXING BACTERIA

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  • heterotrophs

- fix nitrogen in mutualistic relationships with plants

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SPIROCHETES

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  • coiled bacteria moving w/ corkscrew motion

- internal flagella w/in cell wall

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What are the kingdoms in Domain Eukarya?

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Protista
Fungi
Plantae
Animalia

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What groups are part of Kingdom Protista?

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Algaelike (plant-like)
Protozoa (animal-like)
Fungus-like

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