<p>Yellow highlighted sections are due Monday 1/30; the rest is due Tuesday 1/31</p><p>EARLY EARTH & THE ORIGIN OF LIFE: Due 1/30 </p><p>I. History of Life Label 8 events & dates</p><p>Describe:  Stromatolites  Oxygen accumulation</p><p>II. Origin of Life Describe:  Spontaneous generation  Pasteur  Biogenesis  Miller–Urey experiment  4 stage hypothesis</p><p>List the early atmospheric gases</p><p>Discuss the following: RNA as the first genetic material, ribozymes, protobionts, early metabolism</p><p>Describe the 3 Domains & diagram with a phylogenetic tree</p><p>PROKARYOTES & THE ORIGINS OF METABOLIC DIVERSITY: Due 1/30</p><p>I. The World of Prokaryotes</p><p>II. Structure, Function & Reproduction Describe the 3 bacterial shapes & the prefixes diplo- strepto- staphylo-</p><p>Explain the difference between Gram-positive & Gram-negative bacteria & cell wall composition</p><p>Define capsule & pili</p><p>Motility (3 types)</p><p>Define:  nucleoid region  transduction  plasmids  conjugation  specialized membranes  endospores  binary fission  antibiotics  transformation</p><p>III. Nutritional & Metabolic Diversity Describe the following 4 categories 1. Photoautotrophs 3. Photoheterotrophs 2. Chemoautotrophs 4. Chemoheterotrophs Define:  Saprobes  Facultative anaerobes  Parasites  Obligate anaerobes  Obligate aerobes</p><p>Explain the role of bacteria in the nitrogen cycle Explain the 2 hypotheses for the evolution of photosynthesis</p><p>IV Prokaryotic Diversity Due 1/31 Define: 1. Extremophiles 2. Methanogens 3. Extreme halophiles 4. Bactreriorhodopsim 5. Extreme thermophiles</p><p>Compare & contrast (A) Bacteria & Archea (B) Archea & Eukarya</p><p>V. Ecological Impact</p><p>Describe the ecological role of prokaryotes in the following:  Decomposers  Parasitism  Recycling of chemical elements  Disease  Symbiosis  Koch’s postulates  Mutualism  Endotoxins  Commensalism  bioremediaiton</p><p>THE ORIGINS OF EUKARYOTIC DIVERSITY</p><p>I. Introduction Describe the difficulties with protist classification</p><p>Describe how protists are grouped according to:  nutrition  motility  life cycles</p><p>II. Origin & Early Diversification Explain the evolution of:  endomembrane system  mitochondria & plastids  eukaryotic cells</p>