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Pro- vs Eukaryotes

Microbiology Phylogeny

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What was the first event in Earth's timeline that caused prokaryotes and eukaryotes to form? The Earth cooled down enough to allow liquid water to form.
What was the second event in Earth's timeline that caused prokaryotes and eukaryotes to form? Prokaryotes formed.
What was the third event in Earth's timeline that caused prokaryotes and eukaryotes to form? Prokaryotes started to photosynthesize, which caused oxygen gas to accumulate in the atmosphere.
What was the fourth event in Earth's timeline that caused prokaryotes and eukaryotes to form? Eukaryotes formed.
What is taxonomy? the study of the morphology and physiology of an organism
What is phylogeny? the evolutionary history of living organisms
What did Carl Woese do? He compared genetic sequences of three different organisms to compare ancestry.
prokaryote usually no nucleus, few or no membrane-bound organelles, unicellular
eukaryote has a nucleus, lots of membrane-bound organelles, uni- or multicellular
macroscopic can see with the naked eye
the mnemonic DKPCOFGS "Dear King Phillip Came Over For Good Soup"
the mnemonic DKPCOFGS meaning domain, kingdom, phylum, order, family, genus, species
What are the three domains of life? Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya
What are the two fundamental groups of the "tree of life"? prokaryotes and eukaryotes
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