2. History of life
• Earth =
1st life on earth began as single-celled prokaryotes
.Bacteria!
Isua Sediments …What are they? Why are they
important?
3.8 billion year old rock (not fossils)
3.5 billion, BILLION years ago – Western Australia
1st life forms found in fossils
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4. Biology
The study of life, and living things.
Branches of Biology
• Zoology – The scientific study of animals
• Herpetology – Reptiles and Amphibians
• Ornithology – Birds
• Ichthyology - Fish
• Mammalogy – Mammals
6. Defining a living organism
(ringer)
• Respire – Respiration provides energy
• Irritability – Respond to their environment
• Nourish - They feed themselves. (food and water)
• Grow – The anterior processes allow them to develop
• Excrete – Removal of unnecessary products
• Reproduce – Ability to produce new young
Cells and the fact that living organisms use energy are important
too
7. organization
Variation, natural selection and evolution
Classification: The organized placement of animals into
categories based on physical & genetic characteristics.
Taxonomy: Branch of science concerned with
classification.
8. Classification
• Kingdom
• 1.Monera (Bacteria) 2.Protista 3.Fungi 4.Plantae 5.Animalia
• Phylum
• Class
• Order
• Family
• Genus
• Species
King Phillip Came Over From Good Spain!
9. Binomial Nomenclature
• Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778)
Two-name classification system
Two latin names (Genus, species) In italics
Genus (first letter always capitalized)
species is always represented in lowercase
ex. Vicugna pacos
10. Monera (Bacteria & Viruses)
• Bacteria are single-celled living organisms
• Fun fact: They have no true nucleus, no organelles, have cell
membrane and cell wall
• Parasitic vs. saprotrophic (some photosynthesize)
Binary fission – when living requirements are met
Virus Controversy – Are they really alive?
Answer is: Most sources do not consider them living
Why?
Their Importance:
• Pathogens – disease causing
• Factors in nutrient cycles like the Nitrogen and Carbon Cycle
• Serve as healthy bacteria in our stomachs
• Food production (Yogurt, cheese, etc)
12. Protista
• Eukaryotes (contain membrane-bound
organelles)
• Amoebas, algae, paramecia, kelp (seaweed)
• Some single-celled, others multi-cellular
• Very simple beings. Some of the first living
eukaryotes
13. Fungi
• Structure and function –
• Wide variety of sizes. Contain cell walls, cytoplasm,
organelles.
• Saprotrophic feeding (They are DECOMPOSERS)
• Environment: moist, warm, nutrient-rich, dark
Reproduction:
Either by binary fission (duplication) but more commonly
found reproducing by production of spores (unit of Asexual
Reprod.)
No Photosynthesis
14. Plants
Kingdom: Plantae (4 main groups)
Algae (also protist), Mosses, Ferns, and Seed plants
Autotrophs – Producer of nutritional, organic substances
Algae Mosses
16. Invertebrates
4 Phyla (groups) – handouts for HW1 due 28/10/15
1. Nematoda (nematodes) – Nematodes, hookworms
Often parasitic, soft-bodied, no segments, wriggle to move
2. Annelida (annelids) – roundworms, earthworms
Decomposers, hard-bodied, segmented, move with chaetae
3. Mollusca (molluscs) – Snails, mussels, octupus and chiton
Primarily herbivorous, soft-bodied (hard shell), no segments, swim or move by
foot
4. Arthropoda – Insects, crustacea, myriapods, arachnids
Most numerous, chitinous exoskeleton, paired appendages and bilateral
17. Nematoda
Also referred to as roundworms
The most numerous multicellular organisms on earth
Bodies are designed specifically for eating and
reproduction
Often parasitic
20. arthropoda
• Largest Phylum in the Animal Kingdom (+million sp.)
• Bilateral symmetry
• Hard exoskeleton (chitinous)
• Paired appendages and segmented regions
• Ecdysis…?
23. 5 classes
All possess a backbone or spinal chord
Fish (Agnatha, Chondrichthyes, Osteichthyes)
Amphibia
Reptilia
Aves
Mammalia
24. Defining vertebrates
• Contain a backbone (vertebral column)
• Increased complexity and size in some cases
• Both exothermic and now endothermic as well
• Very small to some of the largest living organisms
• Asexual ( very rare) but primarily Sexual reproduction
25. Nutrient cycles
• Carbon Cycle (Abiotic vs. Biotic compounds)
• Nitrogen Cycle (Plant food and atmosphere component)
• Nitrogen Fixation and Nitrification = Need Oxygen!!!
• Ultimate goal is to form Nitrate (plant food)
• Hydrologic Cycle (water cycle)
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29. Genetic Engineering
• The process of changing/improving an organism by
selecting and removing a desirable gene from one
organism and introducing it into the genome of
another.
Examples of common BioEngineered crops
Corn, Soybean and Cotton
Purpose: Improve rate of progress, efficiency
30. Methods
• Plasmid: Uses bacteria –
• Vector: Uses viruses – Viruses reproduce by
invading a host cell and forcing replication of the
desired genes
• Biolistic: “Bio Ballistic” “Gene Gun” Uses a machine
or a gun to literally blast the desired gene into an
individual along with Tungsten or Gold particles
31. GE with plants
• Increased nutrition Longer shelf life
• Larger fruit size Disease/insecticide
resistant
• Terminator seeds Attractive appearance
• Superweeds Quicker
growth/production
32. GE with animals
• Atlantic salmon grow to market size twice as fast as
wild salmon
• Chickens that are incapable of spreading certain
diseases
• Cattle that are resistant to cause mad cow disease
• Glow-in-the-dark pigs!!!
Ecdysis is the molting or shedding of the outer exoskeleton. This process occurs as the organism grows larger because the outer exoskeleton is not able to grow. It must be shed and produced again.
Biosphere, Atmosphere, Geosphere and Oceans
Think about what forms we find Carbon in.
Know how these processes work and what are the products: Know where these processes occur & who or how they are performed. Ex. Nitrogen fixation – performed by nitrogen fixing bacteria, what product do they produce and where are these bacteria found?
Nitrogen Fixation – N & H = Ammonium then nitrate for consumption
Nitrification – Ammonium ions produced by the decomposition of amino acids
Denitrification creates nitrogen gas in the absence of oxygen
Water cycles – Though some water (very miniscule amounts) can escape to space, we generalize and say that water is constantly in this cycle and the same amount of water exists today as it did thousands of years ago.
Know definitions for the movements of water, highlighted with arrows.
Example: Evaporation, Condensation etc
Plasmids- small pieces of DNA molecule found in bacteria. Can be cut with restriction enzymes and used for Genetic Engineering.
Vector: Not as common as the plasmid method but sometimes considered more reliable for producing good results in the host.
Biolistic method is designed for use in plants but could have use in humans or other animals as well
Perú doesn’t produce Bioengineered crops on a commercial level but buys BE corn and soybeans for cattle feed.
CIP (Centro Internacional de la papa) is legally allowed to conduct Biotechnology research, but not produce these products on a commercial level
Cons – Allergies, gene mutations, antibiotic resistance, loss of nutrition, environmental damage, gene pollution (permanent effects)