Important Terms - Lecture 3

Kingdoms of Life; Monera

 

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Robert Whittaker

Archaebacteria

Monera

Methanogens

Chromosome

Extreme halophiles

Cell Wall

Thermoacidophiles

Peptidoglycan

Eubacteria

Photoautotroph

Proteobacteria

Photoheterotroph

Purple bacteria

Chemoautotroph

Enteric bacteria

Chemoheterotroph

E. coli

Asexual reproduction

Gram positive bacteria

Mitosis vs. Meiosis

Endospore-forming bacteria

Unicellular vs. Multicellular

Mycoplasms

Flagellum(a)

Actinomycetes

Protista

Antibiotics

Absorptive

Cyanobacteria

Ingestive

Nitrogen fixation

Photosynthetic

Spirochetes

Undulapodium(a)

Chlamydias

Fungi

Free-living vs. parasitic

Chitin

Decomposers

Haploid, Diploid

Carbon and Nitrogen fixation

Plantae

Symbiosis

Chlorophyll

Disease (Pathogens)

Cellulose

Sewage treatment

Animalia

Evolution of metabolic pathways

Coccus, Bacillus, Spirillum

Electron transport chains

Gram stain

Photosynthesis

Capsule

Respiration

Aerobe vs. anaerobe


Obligate vs. facultative


Why does an arrangement with a larger number of kingdoms (5, 6, or 8) rather than the traditional 2 kingdom system seem to work better for classifying life? (see the assignment)

 

How and why is the evolution of diverse nutritional and metabolic mechanisms in prokaryotes important to eukaryotes?

 

 

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