characteristics of eukaryotic cells
- dynamic cytoskeleton and membranes
endosymbiotic hypothesis (theory of endosymbiosis)
chloroplasts and mitochondria of eukaryotic cells were originally free-living bacteria that were incorporated into a host cell
Eukaryotic kingdoms
animals, plants, fungi, protists
now 7 super kingdoms:
1) opsithokonts
2) amoebozoans
3) archaeplastids
4) stramenopila
5) alveolata
6) rhizaria
7) excavata
cytoskeleton
internal protein scaffolding – filaments of actin and microtubules
endo/exocytosis
membrane-lined vesicles transport through the cytoskeleton by molecular motors (much faster than diffusion) allows eukaryotes to grow in size
endomembrane system consists of:
nuclear envelope, ER, Golgi apparatus, cell/plasma membrane
phagocytosis
engulfing of food particles, even other cells
eukaryotic metabolism localized in:
mitochondria and chloroplasts
Eukaryotic DNA organization
–multiple linear chromosomes & multiple replication sites allow for rapid and simultaneous replication
(singular circular prokaryotic DNA harder for fast replication)
–non-coding DNA functions in gene expression
–more complex, different cell types, growth & development
eukaryotes w/ bacteria and archaeons
eukaryotes did not outcompete bacteria and archaeons but developed novel functions
sex promotes genetic diversity via:
1) meiotic division produces genetically unique daughter cells
2) recombination
3) independent assortment
4) fertilization – egg and sperm combinations
symbiont
organism that lives in closely evolved association with another species
protist diversity
algae - photosynthetic protists
protozoa - heterotrophic protists
some live in tests – “houses” constructed of organic molecules
Opsithokonts
choanoflagellates
group of mostly unicellular protists within the superkingdom opsithokonts.
characterized by ring of microvilli: fingerlike projections that form a collar around the cell’s single flagellum
– close relationship to animals
Amoebozoans
group of eukaryotes with amoeba-like cells that move and gather food by means of pseudopodia
Archaeplastids
red algae
green algae
from viridoplantae
Stramenopiles
diatoms (stramenopiles)
Alveolates
cortical alveoli – small vessicles packed beneath the cell surface; in some store calcium ions for use by the cell
Excavata
- - includes euglenids (have chloroplats) and giardia (causes diarrhea)
eukaryotic lifestyle
alternation between sexual and asexual
alternation between haploid and diploid phase
animals – multicellular stage is diploid (dominates life cycle), only haploid phase is gamete
plants – 2 multicellular phases, 1 haploid, 1 diploid