BIOL10005 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Bioluminescence, Nanolithography, Carbon Fixation
15 Aug 2018
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* diverse and simple (refers to them being unicellular) eukaryotic cell types (almost all are aquatic, or live in moist surrounds) * producers several divisions of photosynthetic algae/protists they convert light energy into chemical energy. * consumers ciliates, colourless, flagellates, parasites, pathogens consume other organisms. * absorbers & recyclers slime moulds, water moulds absorb things into their cytoplasm. * microscopic assemblages of single-celled organisms (e. g. bacteria (cyanobacteria), archaea and protists) these evolved in oceans in the age of slime. * (cid:373)i(cid:272)ro(cid:271)ial (cid:373)ats held together (cid:271)(cid:455) orga(cid:374)i(cid:272) (cid:858)glues(cid:859); (cid:272)reati(cid:374)g the perfe(cid:272)t ha(cid:271)itat. * the evolution of hungry, primitive animals (metazoans) ended their dynasty about 500 million years ago. * few fossils, but mats survive today in harsh environments (where animals cannot go) * they possess diverse chloroplasts & pigments all have chlorophyll a, but accessory pigments give all types of colours. The microalgae, or seaweeds, are important primary producers:
