Prokaryote Lineages exam Flashcards

A diverse clade of gram-negative bacteria organized into subgroups named with Greek letters.

Proteobacteria were engulfed by a cell and eventually became mitochondria.

A group of gram-negative bacteria that lack peptidoglycan and are all parasites.

Lyme disease and syphilis.

Gram-negative heterotrophs with a distinct corkscrew shape.

Cyanobacteria are responsible for the origin of oxygen in the atmosphere.

Gram-negative photoautotrophs that perform oxygenic photosynthesis.

Calcium carbonate structures exuded by cyanobacteria, representing the oldest fossils of life on Earth.

High GC gram-positive bacteria, including the genus Streptomyces, which produces many antibiotics.

It is responsible for producing many antibiotics.

Low GC gram-positive bacteria, including the genus Lactobacillus, important for yogurt and gut health.

Lactobacillus species help with digestion and maintain the vaginal environment.

They were initially misclassified as fungi due to their fungus-like morphology.

They are crucial for oxygen production and are the oldest known fossils.

Chlamydia lack peptidoglycan in their cell walls.

Alpha, beta, gamma, delta, epsilon, and zeta.

Corkscrew shape.

High percentage of guanine and cytosine in their DNA.

They are vital for yogurt, cheese, and sour beer production.

Many species of proteobacteria are involved in nitrogen fixation.

Blue-green algae, although they are prokaryotes.

It includes species that cause the STD chlamydia.

They help with digestion and maintain gut health.

Chains of cells form branching mycelia.

They form stromatolites, the oldest known fossils of life on Earth.

They gave rise to mitochondria.

Low GC content.