Biodiversity: prokaryotes, protists & viruses Chapter – & Chapter 13
All three domains contain microscopic organisms. Focus now: Prokaryotes
Prokaryotes in general Domains bacteria & archaea Bacteria on the point of a pin, magnified 650x
Characteristics used to classify Domain Bacteria
Shape of cells
Characteristics of bacteria cell wall Two types of cell walls; use a Gram stain to identify type Gram + Gram –
Modes of Nutrition “organic feeders” “rock feeders” “light self feeders”
Characteristics of Domain Archaea
All three domains contain microscopic organisms. Focus now: Domain Eukarya
Kingdom Protista (multiple kingdoms ?)
Protists cont.
What about viruses? What is a virus? It’s not a cell...
Two kinds of viruses DNA viruses – RNA viruses
Who is at risk? Practically everything;