Within the study of microorganisms, two types of cells are observed; eukaryotic cell and the prokaryotic cell. Each of these cell play a different role based on its distinction; in fact, their distinction is the most important distinction among organisms. Carl Woese in the Introduction to the Archaea UCMP website provided research which would divide prokaryotes into the following two groups: archaea and bacteria. Thus, the development of the three domains was created to include archaea, bacteria, and eukaryotic domains. During the course of this Session Long Project I will define the general characteristics which determine whether a prokaryote belongs to the Archaea or Bacteria domain. I will define and discuss the role in which DNA and
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Archaea and bacteria groups differ as the prokaryote are similar in some characteristics but also have unique traits to one another. According to UCMP website archaea are characterized by membranes which are “branched hydrocarbon chains attached to glycerol by either linkage” (UCMP-Archaes: Systematics, 2014). These organisms also have a unique characteristic of being able to withstand high temperatures as well as conditions which are acidic. In contrast, the bacteria domain prokaryotes’ membranes are made of “unbranched fatty acid chains attached to glycerol by ester linkages” (UCMP- Introduction to bacteria, 2014). Another unique characteristic to this domain is its diversity despite bacteria’s causing diseases they also help produce antibiotics and help break down dead organic matters its great flexibility makes them extremely important in our echo …show more content…
Oceani’s metabolism structure involves oxidized ammonia into nitrite in order to create energy. The organism utilizes this for energy in addition to the participating in the sulfur cycle. “As Ammonia is transported into the cell, it passes by the membrane bound hertero-timeric copper ammonia monoxygenase enzyme to by oxidized to hydroxylamine”. Nitrosopumilus maritimusas also oxidizes ammonia into nitrite and it is believed that it additionally enters into autotrophic metabolism. This was theorized based on discovered parallels between the amount of marine nitrite which existed in the organism and the amount of Crenarchaeota found within the
Archaea and bacteria groups differ as the prokaryote are similar in some characteristics but also have unique traits to one another. According to UCMP website archaea are characterized by membranes which are “branched hydrocarbon chains attached to glycerol by either linkage” (UCMP-Archaes: Systematics, 2014). These organisms also have a unique characteristic of being able to withstand high temperatures as well as conditions which are acidic. In contrast, the bacteria domain prokaryotes’ membranes are made of “unbranched fatty acid chains attached to glycerol by ester linkages” (UCMP- Introduction to bacteria, 2014). Another unique characteristic to this domain is its diversity despite bacteria’s causing diseases they also help produce antibiotics and help break down dead organic matters its great flexibility makes them extremely important in our echo …show more content…
Oceani’s metabolism structure involves oxidized ammonia into nitrite in order to create energy. The organism utilizes this for energy in addition to the participating in the sulfur cycle. “As Ammonia is transported into the cell, it passes by the membrane bound hertero-timeric copper ammonia monoxygenase enzyme to by oxidized to hydroxylamine”. Nitrosopumilus maritimusas also oxidizes ammonia into nitrite and it is believed that it additionally enters into autotrophic metabolism. This was theorized based on discovered parallels between the amount of marine nitrite which existed in the organism and the amount of Crenarchaeota found within the