Diversity of Life and Organismal Biology Flashcards
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Cellular Organization
bacteria and protists- single cell and that carries out all the functions
all other organisms are multicellular
Growth and Reproduction
- -all living things grow and reproduce thru cell enlargement and cell division
- -single celled organisms can grow due to cell enlargement
- -also reproduce thru cell division
multicellular period of cell enlargement followed by mitosis and also do meiosis
Regulation and Response to Environ
- -regulatory mechanisms that used to maintain homeostasis
- -respond to stimuli to adjust fns and behavior
Obtain and use energy
–can obtain energy from environment and use this to maintain life processes which is called metabolism
Kingdom System
Contains Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia
–Recently Monera is divided into Bacteria and Archaea
Monera: single celled, lack nucleus or highly organized genetic info
- -simplest and most primitive organisms
- -first forms of life to merge on Earth
Protista: single celled, have true membrane bound nucleus
- -most have one cell, some are multicellular
- -lots of diversity
Fungi: multicellular, includes mold, yeast, and mushrooms
–cell walls, can absorb nutrients, unique structures and modes of reproduction
plantae: photosynthesis and have chloroplasts
animalia: diff modes of nutrition, cell structure, and ability to move
Domain System
- -Dividing factors bw domains is rRNA is unique to each domain of organisms
- -within this system all living things are placed into Archaea, Bacteria, or Eukarya
Archaea and Bacteria-prokaryotes, lack nucleus and are unicellular
Archaea domain mostly archaebacteria, some are extremophiles which means thrive in high temp, acidity, and lack of oxygen
Bacteria: almost anywhere, more primitive
Protista, fungi, plantae, and Animalia in Eukarya domain
—therefore they all have membrane bound nucleus
–and undergo complex cell division and reproduction
–have organelles and cell components not found in prokaryotes
Structure
DNA core- contain nucleic acid
RNA core
capsid (protein coat)- contains genetic material of virus
–viral structures not considered cells bc do not have organelles to reproduce or perform other cell fns
prokaryotic structure: lack membrane bound nucleus, lack of membrane bound organelles, DNA as single chromosome and circular
both archaea and bacteria- filled with cytoplasm, nonmembrane bound ribosomes, cell wall
- -components of cell wall differ bw these two
- -archaea cell walls lack peptidoglycan which IS found in bacteria
- -bacterial cell wall for strength and lets materials nutrients come in/out
- -eukaryotic cells: nuclear membrane composed of 2 layers of phospholipids which protect and regulate materials
- -also contain mitochondria, Golgi, ER, and lysosomes
- -fungal cells also have above aforementioned organelles and a cell wall (chitin)
- DNA bacteria like, also distinct nucleus with membrane
plants have cellulose cell wall and membrane bound chloroplasts
animal like protists - cell membrane
plant like protists: cell wall and chloroplasts
others coated with pellicle (surrounds outer cell membrane)
Organization
bacteria, and archaea, many protists, and some fungi are unicellular
- -are prokaryotic and eukaryotic that are unicellular, some live in colonies
- -colony: symbiotic, mutually beneficial
- each cell live independently of one another and does not specialize
- -multicellular eukaryotes: some protists, algae, most fungi, single celled yeast, all plant and animals
- -their cells specialize to perform specific functions
Modes of Nutrition
–autotrophs: self nourishing organisms
=produce own food using internal processes
=must obtain carbon and energy source
=break down carbon into usable energy
2 kinds of autotrophy
=photosynthetic: plants, plant like protists, some bacteria
=chemosynthetic: sulfur and ammonia as energy
–heterotrophs: get from other sources
=energy from org matter
=rely on autotrophs
=consume autotroph material thru ingestion and absorption
=animals, fungi, most bacteria, animal like protists
Reproduction/Replication
viral replication: virus binds to living cell and injects its genetic material into host
- -uses host cells mechanisms and enzymes to replicate
- assemble into clones
lytic cycle: host cell broken apart and killed as the viral clones released
- triggered by lytic enzyme
- lysis after viral cloning
lysogenic cycle: viral genetic material integrates with the genome of host and replicates each time the host cell divides
- -lysis occurs when host deteriorates and virus ends dormancy
- -lytic enymes released in order to release clones
binary fission: bacteria and archaea reproduce, is a form of asexual cell division, parent cell into 2 daughter cells
protists: binary fission, sexual and asexual
- -asexual: budding: offspring produced from specialized generative site on parent body
yeast fungi, plants, can reproduce via budding
fungi: asexual and sexual reproduction
- –fragmentation (asexual): parent divides into pieces
- -sporulation: parent does mitoses to create clones
- sexual: parent undergoes meiosis to make gametes to be released for fusion with another
some plants and animals can reproduce via budding, fragmentation, sporulation
Body plans
shape of animals body
- symmetry
- -radial: body parts arranged circularly around central point
- -includes phylum Cnidaria (jellyfish and coral) and Echinodermata (sea stars and sea cucumbers)
- -bilateral: left and right side, head and tail
- -includes most animal phyla
- -includes phylum Chordata, Anthropoda, and Annelida (all have segmented bodies that have repeated parts/compartments)
- -assymetrical: irregular, no pattern
- -includes phylum Porifera (sponges)
Body cavities
within animal phyla
Coelomates- fluid filled cavity with mesoderm lining (embryonic layer, gives rise to bones, cartilage, blood, etc)
coelom: mesoderm lined cavity. surrounds digestive tract, protection and space
- -for Chordata and Echinodermata
pseudocoelomates: functional body cavity, not lined with mesoderm
- -includes Nematoda and Ronifera
Acoelomates: lack body cavity
–Porifera, Cnidaria, Plathyhelminthes
Modes of Reproduction
asexual and sexual
asexual: offspring produced from single parent
- -includes Parthogenesis: development of embryo from unfertilized female gamete
- -and regeneration: parts regenerate
budding and fragmentation ( new ind from part of parent)
hermaphrodites: sexually and self fertilization
Modes of Temp. Regulation
ectotherms: internal body temp regulated by environment
- -can slow body processes
- -live where little temp variation
endoderms: self regulate internal body temp
- -phylum Chordata: mammals and birds
- -can live in extreme temp
Cells
unicelluar vs multicellular
Tissues
group of specialized cells that work together to perform a similar function
Organs
composed of tissues that perform a similar function
not composed of identical tissues and specialized cells
many diff tissues that work to perform complex function
Organ Systems
multiple organs that function together
organisms: collection of organ systems that work together to perform all functions
Cardiovascular
Cardiovascular
- organs that transport materials (nutrients, waste, gases) from one area to another
- -transported thru blood which delivers food and oxygen and removes waste
- porifera (sponges)- lack circulatory system, must absorb oxygen
- arthopods and mollusks have open circulatory system, blood doesnt travel via blood vessels
- vertebrates: closed circulatory system
closed circulatory system:
- –heart- pumps oxygenated blood to body parts via arteries (withstand pressure)
- –capillaries: branch off of arteries, oxygen, nutrients and materials exchanged
- –veins: carry deoxygenated blood back to heart
humans: 4 chambered heart
- 2 atria: receive blood
- 2 ventricles: pump blood
- oxygen poor into right atria (separates it from right ventricle
- valves pushed open
- blood enter right ventricle
- right ventricle pumps into lungs
- oxygen absorbed in lungs
- blood goes to left atria (bicuspid separates it from left ventricle
- enters left ventricle which pumps blood to rest of body
blood pressure: heart pumps blood and exerts pressure on vessels
- -systole
- -diastole
Reproductive
gametes made in gonads
gametes haploid
gametogenesis: production of gametes
–cell must go thru meiosis to specialize into gamete
sperm-made in testes
- -each testes had coil tube which is initial site of spermatogenesis
- -cells go from spermatogonia into spermatocyte and eventually become sperm
- -as sperm mature they move on for development, storage, or ejaculation
- -sperm first go to epididymis for final development
- -here they develop head (chromosomes located) and flagellum
- -then to vas deferens which carriers sperm to urethra
- -mixes with nutrients and fluids and this is now semen
oogenesis: egg production
- -within ovaries
- -oocytes undergo meiosis
- -divide and become follicles
- -egg goes to fallopian tube
- -if fertilized it will go to uterus and if not menstrual cycle
Digestive and Excretory
- -maximize nutrients absorbed (used in cellular resp. and energy production
- -ingestion and digestion
- -absorption:
- -excretion
- sponges: use cilia to move food into gastrovascular cavity
- intracellular digestion: cnidarian, platyhelminthes, echinoderms: incomplete digestive system, one central opening, food digested in cytoplasm of cells that line cavity
- -complete digestive system (extracellular digestion): annelids and anthropods and vertebrates
- —mouth and anus
- -peristalsis (muscular contractions)
- -accessory organs (liver and gall bladder): aid in digestion and absorption of nutrients
digestion can be mechanical or chemical
steps: mouth for chewing, pharynx for swallowing, to esophagus for transport to stomach, stomach for storage and more digestion
- -in stomach are muscle contractions and secretion of juices called pepsin (digesting enzyme) to break down macronutrients
chyme: mixture of food and digestive juices
- -moves from stomach to small intestine (majority of absorption and digestion)
- -chemicals produced by pancreas, gall bladder complete chemical digestion
- -villi: folds in small intestine that inc SA for max absorption
- -small intestine to large intestine for final digestion to be excreted
- -large intestine absorbs water and nutrients left
- -chyme goes to colon for max reabsorption of water
- -waste to rectum (end of large intestine)
- -kidneys: processes and excretes excess fluid
- -urinary system
- -filters waste from blood and removes it
- -ureters to bladder
- -urine stored in bladder and released thru urethra
- -excess fluid thru skin via sweat glands
- gas waste thru lungs
Nervous System
Nervous System:
- respond to environ
- transmit nerve impulses
- neurons transport those impulses
neuron: cell body (nucleus), dendrites (recieve impulses), axon (transmits signal)
- -synapse: trigger receiving neuron to receive and transmit impulse
- -sensory receptors: receive info from outside stimulus, and sends info thru nervous system
- -sponges (no nervous system)- contract when touched
- -cnidarians, echinoderms: nerve nets, sense stimuli and send messages without brain or central nervous system
- -animals with bilateral symmetry: CNS and PNS
- -invertebrates (mollusks, anthropods, annelids) have this
CNS: brain and neurons called ganglia
- -forebrain: cerebrum (conscious thought, movements, higher thinking, memory)
- -thalamus (processes sensory info) and hypothalamus (regulates involuntary movements)
- -midbrain: visual and auditory, sends sensory info
- -hindbrain: pons (bridges info) and medulla oblongata (connects spinal cord and brain, regulates autonomic body activities)
- -cerebellum: balance and equilibrium
brainstem: pons, medulla oblongata, and hindbrain
spinal cord: mass of nerve cells, impulse communication (to and from brain) and reflexes (not transmitted to brain)
info in nervous system goes from PNS to CNS and back
- nerves are collection of neurons
- nerves can be motor or sensory (both are cranial nerves)
PNS is somatic and automonic
- spinal nerves (somatic nervous system): voluntary control
- autonomic: involuntary (heart, digestive, circulatory, endocrine)
autonomic divided into sympathetic and parasympathetic
- –sympathetic: fight or flight, metabolism, raise heart rate
- –parasympathetic: rest or digest, slow heart rate, slow breathing
Immune
defend against pathogens
microbes: bacteria, viruses, and fungi
animals with skin: physical barrier
animals with respiratory and digestive: cilia, tears, and mucus, saliva to trap, transport, or kill
innate immune system: physical barriers
- -example: inflammation, release histamines to raise temp and inc blood flow, so WBCs enter
- -fever: innate response
- -phagocytes: nonspecific defense, WBCs that engulf pathogens, present in every body tissue
adaptive immune system: specific defenses, target specific pathogens based on their properties
- -properties expressed as antigens
- -develop immune response
- -lymphocytes: WBC produced bc of immune response
- —T cells (detect antigens) and Helper T cells bind to antigen
- —Helper T cells can stimulate cytotoxic T cells to destroy cells in cell mediated response, must bind to cell surface
- –Helper T cells also can stimulate B cell production in antibody mediated response
- –2 kinds of B cells (plasma cells and memory cells), B cells make antibodies which bind to antigen and neutralize
- –B cells stimulate phagocytes ingest
- –result in immunity
Role of Structural Components (kidney, hypothalamus)
hypothalamus: link bw nervous and endocrine system
- -receives sensory stimuli, interprets info, secretes hormones or makes pituitary to bring body back to normal
kidney: maintain fluid balance (blood, urine, sweat)