1. The Prokaryotes Eubacteria & Archaea
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(This website has the byline: “Transforming the world with the Truth of Creation”…it would be interesting to examine the kind of evidence presented to challenge Evolution.)

2. Once upon a time, there were only 5 Kingdoms…
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3. …and then in 1977 Carl Woese looked very closely at the Archaea…
…and determined that they weren’t just another taxon of the kingdom Monera
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4. Archaea
chemistry of cell membrane & cell wall very different from Eubacteria
genetic information distinct from Eubacteria & eukaryotes
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5. Phylogeny of 3 Domains
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6. Archaea
methanogens
halophiles
extreme thermophiles
psychrophiles

7. Prokaryotes single-celled organisms no membrane-bound organelles
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8. Importance of Prokaryotes
pathogens
helpful roles in ecosystems & organisms
commercial uses
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9. Bacterial Diseases scarlet fever (Streptococcus pyogenes)
tetanus (Clostridium tetani)
botulism (Clostridium botulinum)
anthrax (Bacillus anthracis)
cholera (Vibrio cholerae)
etc.

10. Eubacteria Common characteristics: single loop of DNA + plasmids
ribosomes
one or more flagella, small hairlike pili
complex cell walls with peptidoglycan
Extremely diverse domain…
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11. Shapes
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12. Metabolism
obligate aerobes
facultative aerobes
obligate anaerobes

13. Reproduction binary fission conjugation transformation
horizontal gene transfer
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14. Antibiotics & Resistance
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15. Image from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antibiotic_resistance