BIOL 1002 : Test 1 Review
Document Summary
Taxonomy the branch of biology that is concerned with naming and classifying organisms: established by the swedish naturalist carolus linnaeus, established the two-part scientific name to all organisms. Estimated that 96% of the chimpanzee genome is identical with that of humans: similarities in actual chromosome structure also can be used to establish relationships between organisms. Chapter 19: the diversity of prokaryotes and viruses. Differences in plasma membrane composition, ribosomes, and rna polymerases. 19. 2 how do prokaryotes survive and reproduce: some prokaryotes are motile, flagella are the primary means of locomotion in prokaryotes, found singly, in pairs, or scattered over the entire cell surface. Tetanus bacterium, are anaerobes and live w/o oxygen (and are poisoned by it: some bacteria can switch between aerobic and anaerobic respiration, ex. It enters the body through a puncture wound. If it"s lodged deeply enough in the body to avoid oxygen, it grows, producing paralyzing poison. Transmitted through undercooked hamburger from infected cattle.
