Slide 1Overview: They’re (Almost) Everywhere! Most prokaryotes are microscopic, but what they lack in size they make up for in numbers There are more in a handful of fertile…

Slide 1PROKARYOTES Slide 2 1. List unique characteristics that distinguish archaea from bacteria. Archaea  Evolved from the earliest cells  Inhabit only very extreme…

Slide 1 CHAPTER 27 PROKARYOTES AND THE ORIGINS OF METABOLIC DIVERSITY Bacillus anthracis spores in lung bronchiole E. coli on surface of human skin Slide 2 They’re (almost)…

Types of Bacteria â 10 Points QUESTION: Eukaryotes have this cell structure that Prokaryotes do not ANSWER: Nucleus Types of Bacteria â 20 Points QUESTION: Methanogens…

Bacteria and Archea: The Prokaryotes Archae & Bacteria There are almost everywhere !!! They are the most numerous organisms that can be found in all habitats Prokaryotes…

CHAPTER 27 Prokaryotes and the Origins of Metabolic Diversity Theyâre (almost) everywhere! Prokaryotes - earliest organisms on Earth and evolved alone for 1.5 billion years..…

Bacteria Bacteria An Overview Bacteria Bacteria is the plural of bacterium Prokaryotic cells â no true nucleus Have one double stranded chromosome May have additional DNA…

Chapter 27 Reading Quiz Which structure in bacteria contains “peptidoglycan”? How do prokaryotes reproduce? What do aerobes utilize? Extreme halophiles like what substance?…

Nerve activates contraction CHAPTER 27 PROKARYOTES AND THE ORIGINS OF METABOLIC DIVERSITY Prokaryotes were the earliest organisms on Earth and evolved alone for 1.5 billion…

PROKARYOTES 1. List unique characteristics that distinguish archaea from bacteria. Archaea Evolved from the earliest cells Inhabit only very extreme environments Only a few…