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Do Now 4/5/12

1. Why are dichotomous keys necessary? _____________________________________________ 2. Why are evolutionary relationships more relevant than the appearance or an organism when classifying it?___________________________________________ 3. What do you think is the most diverse and abundant kind of life on earth? _____________________________________________

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KEY CONCEPT The current tree of life has three domains.

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The three domains in the tree of life are Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukarya.
Domains are above the kingdom level. Base on sequences from rRNA nucleotides domain model more clearly shows prokaryotic diversity

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Terms Systematics a method of organizing organisms based on their evolution. Phylogenetic tree A family tree that shows the evolutionary relationships thought to exist among groups of organisms.

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Domain Bacteria includes prokaryotes in the kingdom Eubacteria.

one of largest groups on Earth classified by shape, need for oxygen, and diseases caused

Streptococcus pyogenes

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Domain Archaea includes prokaryotes in the kingdom Archaea. cell walls chemically different from bacteria differences discovered by studying RNA known for living in extreme environments They are difficult to grow in the lab, therefore difficult to study. Some can produce explosive or noxious gases like methane.

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Bacteria and archaea can be difficult to classify. transfer genes among themselves outside of reproduction bridge to transfer DNA blurs the line between species more research needed to understand prokaryotes

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What makes a Eukaryote? 1. True nuclei 2. Linear chromosomes 3. Membrane bound organelles

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Domain Eukarya includes all eukaryotes. kingdom Protista

Euglena gracilis

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Domain Eukarya includes all eukaryotes. kingdom Protista kingdom Plantae

Sequoiadendron giganteum Giant Sequoia Amorphophallus titanum Corpse Flower

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Domain Eukarya includes all eukaryotes. kingdom Protista kingdom Plantae kingdom Fungi

Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi

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Domain Eukarya includes all eukaryotes. kingdom Protista kingdom Plantae kingdom Fungi kingdom Animalia Draco volens

Tubastrea coccinea

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Checkpoint 1. What are the six kingdoms in the six-kingdom system of classification? 2. What are two things that make archaebacteria difficult to study? 3. What kind of evidence indicates that organisms fall naturally into three broad domains? 4. Why do protists, fungi, plants and animals share a domain in the six-kingdom system?