BIOL 1002 Chapter : BIOL EXAM 1 TEXTBOOK
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Chapter 20: the diversity of prokaryotes and viruses: first organisms on earth, means before nucleus , all life was prokaryotic in the beginning of earth, essentially found abundantly everywhere, most abundant form of life on the earth. Bacteria and archaea: bacteria have peptidoglycan in their cell walls, Specialized for specific habitats: found in basically every habitat, thrive in near boiling conditions (hot springs in yellowstone, high pressure environments, hot environments (deep sea vents, near-boiling environments, cold environments, high salt environments. Protists: protists- a eukaryotic organism that is not a plant, animal, or fungus, encompasses a diverse array of organisms and does not represent a clade, contain fungus-like, plant-like, and animal-like organisms, most are unicellular and are microscopic. Organizations: algae- photosynthetic protists, protozoa- single celled non-photosynthetic protists. Inhabit soil and water or parasitic tsetse fly, affects the sleep wake cycle. Gametes (male and female) fuse in the anopheles mosquito (female: 2.
