Taxonomy - Bacteria Flashcards
The binomial system was developed by ?
Carl linnaeus
the binomial system is used to?
name all cellular organisms,including microorganisms
each organism is given two names?
- Generic name (genus)
- Specific name(species)
Most names are descriptive and are derived from
Latin or
Greek
some name are derived from?
the name of the discoverer
Animalcules were originally classified in the class ?
Chaos
is taxonomy static?
is an ever changing science
Taxonomic categories
domain,kingdom,phylum,class,order,family,genus,species
what is a species?
still not clear, a group of organisms that can interbreed
the evolutionary history of microorganisms is very?
incomplete
how old is the Earth?
4,5 billion years old
First evidence of microbial life can be found in rocks?
3,5 billion years old
Stromatolites?
Microbial mats
consisting of layers of filamentous
prokaryotes, sediments and
extracellular matrix
Comparison of ancient and modern
stromatolites
-anoxygenic phototrophic filamentous bacteria formed ancient stromalites
-Oxygenic phototrophic
cyanobacteria dominate modern
stromatolites
Early Earth was anoxic or oxigenic?
anoxic
the temperature of early earth was?
much hotter than present day
The first ________, _________arose out of primordial soup rich in
organic and inorganic compounds in ponds on Earth’s surface
- membrane-enclosed
- self-replicating cells
Subsurface origin hypothesis,
– Life originated in hydrothermal springs on the ocean floor
-Conditions would have been more stable
-Steady and abundant supply of energy (e.g., H2 and H2S) was likely available at these
sites
the first believed theory was?
- mineral pores form first biological compartements
- those compartements allowed coupling of energetic reactions to molecular replication
origin of celllular life,
- prebiotic chemistry
- precellular life
- Early cellular life
- LUCA
- Evolutionary diversification
HGT (Horizontal Gene Transfer)?
exchange of genetic material between cells.
First self-replicating system may have been?
RNA-based (RNA world theory)
so what is the theory of RNA-based (world theory)
- RNA can bind small molecules
- RNA has catalytic activity; may have catalyzed its own synthesis
- RNA can be copied like DNA.
DNA, a more stable molecule, eventually became
the genetic repository