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Medical
11th Grade
02/10/2008

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Linnaeus
Definition
established the sysem of scientific nomenclature
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three system domain
Definition

proposes that a common ancestor cell gave rise to three different cell types [bacteria, archaea, and eukarya]

-evolutionary model  of classification based on differences in the sequences of nucleotides in the cell's ribosomal RNA as well as the cell's membrane lipid structure and its sensitivity to antibiotics

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archaea
Definition

-prokaryotic

-lack cell wall

-live in extreme enviroments

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bacteria
Definition

-prokaryotes

-pepitoglycan cell walls

-division by binary fission

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fungi
Definition

-eukaryotes

-rigid cell wall made of chitin

-yeasts are unicellular

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algae [kingdom protista]
Definition

-eukaryotes

-cellulose cell walls

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protozoa
Definition

-eukaryotes, single celled

 

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viruses
Definition

-acellular

-consist of DNA or RNA core

-core is surrounded by protein coat

-coa may be enclosed in a lipid envelope

-replicated only when they are in a living host cell

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Hooke

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-reported that living things were composed of little boxes or cells

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Virchow
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-said cells arise from preexisting cells [cell theory]
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Antoni van Leeuwenhoek
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described live microorganisms that he observed in teeth scrapings, rain water, and peppercorn infusions
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spontaneous generation
Definition
hypothesis that living organisms arise from nonliving matter
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Edward Jenner

Definition
-made first vaccine for smallpox by using cowpox
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Robert Koch
Definition
organisms responsible for diseases
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Paul Ehrlich
Definition
-chemotherapy
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