BIO130H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Endoplasmic Reticulum, Bacteria, Endosymbiont

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Lecture 1
A brief reminder of cell theory:
All organisms are comprised of 1 or more cells
The cell is the structural unit of life
Cell arise from pre-existing cells
Two main types of cells:
Prokaryotic
Does not possess nucleus
Single celled
Eubacteria and archaea
Eukaryotic
Possesses a nucleus
Single celled or multicellular
Plants, fungi, animals, humans
Origins of eukaryotes
Prokaryotic cells arose before eukaryotic cells and gave rise to eukaryotes
Evidence:
Fossil record
Both share complicated but similar traits
Endosymbiont theory
It was believed that anaerobic heterotrophic prokaryote gave rise to life
It had to take in complex molecules from environment as it did not use oxygen
Then, it developed a nucleus and this organism is thought to be the one which
gave rise to eukaryotes
First eukaryotic common ancestor (FECA)
As the environment became more oxygen rich, the organism ate an aerobic
prokaryote
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All organisms are comprised of 1 or more cells. The cell is the structural unit of life. Prokaryotic cells arose before eukaryotic cells and gave rise to eukaryotes. It was believed that anaerobic heterotrophic prokaryote gave rise to life. It had to take in complex molecules from environment as it did not use oxygen. Then, it developed a nucleus and this organism is thought to be the one which gave rise to eukaryotes. As the environment became more oxygen rich, the organism ate an aerobic prokaryote. Finally, the development of endoplasmic reticulum and the golgi. Which happened slowly over evolutionary time (gradual evolution) like the nucleus rather than in one step as in the case of the mitochondria and chloroplast. Chloroplasts are one of the last steps because only plants and algae have them. Hence, they must have been engulfed by a eukaryotic cell later. 3 lines of evidence to support endosymbiont theory:

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