The Tree of Life

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The Tree of Life

• Kingdoms Domains

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The Tree of Life Evolves
Linnaeus Two Kingdoms System

• Plants
• Green
• Photosynthetic
• Immobile

• Animals
• Mobile
• Ate Plants
• Ate Animals

3
Microscope Invented

• Showed microbes significantly different that
  plants or animals
• Oops Better Add a Kingdom
• Kingdom Protista

4
Fungi Arent Really Plants

• No Chlorophyll
• Not Autotrophs They Are Heterotrophs
• Oops Better Add Another Kingdom
• Kingdom Fungi

5
Bacteria Are Prokaryotic

• No Nucleus
• No Organelles
• Oops Better Break Them Out Into Another Kingdom
• Kingdom Monera

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How Many Kingdoms Now?

1. Monera
2. Protista
3. Fungi
4. Plantae
5. Animalia

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All Monera Are Not Monera

• Not All The Same Two Groups
• Oops Better Split Monera Into Two Kingdoms
• Kingdom Eubacteria
• Kingdom Archaebacteria

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OK 6 Kingdoms

1. Eubacteria
2. Archaebacteria
3. Protista
4. Fungi
5. Plantae
6. Animalia

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But Molecular RNA Studies

• So We Really Need To Group
• The Kingdoms As Well!
• How About 3 Domains?
• Bacteria
• Archaea
• Eukarya

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Domains
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Dumb Kings

• Dumb
• Kings
• Play
• Chess
• On
• Fine
• Grain
• Sand

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History of Classification
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Clad of All Life