Three Domains of Life:
Bacteria (Prokaryote): Mitocondrion, Green nonsulfur bacteria, Themologa, Chloroplast, Aquifex, etc.
Archaea (Prokaryote): Pyrrolobus, Thermoplasma, Extreme Halophiles, Methano-bacterium, etc.
Eukarya: Animals, Fungi, Plants, Slime Molds, Flagellates, etc.
Relative Size and Detection Devices:
Human Eye: Human, Apple, Wasp, AntLight Microscope: Hair, Cell, Bacteria
Electron Microscope: Virus, DNA, Small molecule, Atom, Electron orbital
Domain Bacteria:
Prokaryotic
Unicellular
Must absorb food
Identified by special structures, metabolic differences and shapes
Found almost everywhere
Benefits of Bacteria: Make up food, help us break down food, help create medicines, etc.
Bacilli (rod), Cocci (round), and Spirilli (spiral)
Domain Eukarya:
Eukaryotic
Unicellular or multicellular
Modes of nutrition determine major groups
Kingdoms: Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Protista