Chapter 1: The Microbial World

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microbes

life forms too small to be seen by the human eye

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What are 7 traits of microbes?

  1. diverse in form/function

  2. ubiquitous

  3. single-celled, some multicellular

  4. surround plants and animals

  5. major fraction of Earth’s biomass

  6. live in microbial communities

  7. oldest form of life


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Microbes all come from ___ things.

living

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Microbes are present in ___ parts of life.

all

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LUCA

last universal common ancestor

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Why aren’t viruses on the tree of life?

they lack ribosomes

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cell

living compartment that interacts with the environment and other cells

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All cells have which 4 cellular structures in common?

  1. ribosomes

  2. cell membrane

  3. cytoplasm

  4. DNA