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CLASSIFICATION OF ORGANISMS

CLASSIFICATION OF ORGANISMS. Bacteria in Biofilm. Figure 03.05b: Typical eukaryotic cell . Figure 03.05a: A stylized bacterial cell. Whittaker’s CLASSIFICATION - consists of Five kingdoms. CARL WOESE’S CLASSIFICATION - The three domain system. Woese’s 3 Domains of Classification. Archaea.

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CLASSIFICATION OF ORGANISMS

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  1. CLASSIFICATION OF ORGANISMS

  2. Bacteria in Biofilm

  3. Figure 03.05b: Typical eukaryotic cell

  4. Figure 03.05a: A stylized bacterial cell

  5. Whittaker’sCLASSIFICATION - consists of Five kingdoms

  6. CARL WOESE’S CLASSIFICATION - The three domain system

  7. Woese’s 3 Domains of Classification

  8. Archaea

  9. TBL03_01: Comparison of prokaryotes and eukaryotes

  10. THE ENDOSYMBIONT THEORY –To explain the origin of mitochondria and chloroplasts in Eukaryotic cells

  11. Cyanobacteria

  12. The Cyanobacterium, Anabena, showing heterocyst for nitrogen fixing

  13. Fossil of an ancient cyanobacterium

  14. Archaea are found in hostile environments such as in depths of oceans to create abundant life there

  15. Hydrothermal vent community

  16. GIANT CLAMS IN HYDROTHERMAL DEPTHS

  17. GIANT TUBE WORMS IN THE OCEAN DEPTHS WHERE THE EARTH’S CRUST HAS CRACKED

  18. Prokaryotes in hot spring in Yellowstone National Park

  19. Purple sulfur bacteria in sulfur springs- sulfur granules in cells

  20. Acid drainage from mine. Sulfur oxidizing Archaea use metal oxides and give off sulfuric acid

  21. Sulfur hot springs in Yellowstone National Park contain Archaea

  22. Red pigmented halophiles (Archaea) in high salt environment

  23. Oil spill cleanup using oil-digesting bacteria

  24. Figure 03.MF05: Three cells of Thiomargarita namibiensis, the largest bacterium ever found Courtesy of Heide Schulz, Max Planck Institute of Marine Microbiology, Germany

  25. Incredible discoveries of giant and nanosized bacteria

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