BIOL 1202 : Exam 2 Notes
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Chapter 26: phylogeny and the tree of life: phylogeny, the evolutionary history of a species or group of related species, systematics, an analytical approach to understanding the diversity and relationships among organisms, study of how organisms are interrelated. Concept 26. 4: an organism"s evolutionary history is documented in to genome: gene duplications & gene families, gene duplication, the production of multiple copies of a gene within the genome, happens by transposable elements; jumping genes. Chapter 27- prokaryotes: clicker, one thing that e. coli and other bacteria have in common with eukaryotes is the presence of____, ribosomes, no membrane bound organelles (mitochondria, chloroplasts, nucleus) Concept 27. 1: structural and functional adaptations contribute to prokaryotic success. Less, more: groups of staphylococcus aureus look like ___, clusters of grapes. Internal organization: prokaryotes do not have organelles, some do have specialized membranes that perform metabolic functions, aerobic prokaryote- electron transport chains that generate atp, done through the foldings of the plasma membrane, photosynthetic prokaryote.
