Topic 1 Flashcards
metabolism
acquire and transform energy
taxonomy
branch of biology that names and
classifies species into groups of increasing breadth
Domain then kingdom
are the broadest units of
classification
Domain Bacteria
Domain Archaea
Prokaryotic organism
Domain Eukarya
Eukaryotic organisms
animals, plants, fungi, Protista
Similarities of Bacteria and Archaea
Prokaryotic cells
Single celled
Small
Non similar for Bacteria
Cell wall with peptidoglycan
Bacteria like ribosomes
Unbranched phospholipids in membranes
Non similar for Archaea
Cell wall with pseudo-peptidoglycan
Eukaryotic like ribosomes
Branched phospholipids in membranes
E.coli
provides vitamin K
Endosymbiotic Theory
Some eukaryotic organelles were originally
independent prokaryotic cells