Module 2 - Evolution and Phylogeny

• Phylogeny - the history of the evolution of a species or group
• Carl Woese - biologist that made "The Universal Phylogenetic Tree"
• Svedberg - unit of sedimentation. It's the reflection of a particle's size
• Cyanobacteria - the first oxygenic organisms
• Pigment Profile and the Number of membranes enclosing the chloroplast serve as the basis in grouping
• Supergroup - an informal designation. Refers to members of phylogenetically close members of the eukaryotic domain
• Primary Endosymbiosis gave rise to the three phylum: Glaucophyta, Chlorophyta, and Rhodophyta
• No. of Plastid membranes in: Red Algae

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• No. of Plastid membranes in: Green Algae

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• No. of Plastid membranes in: Dinoflagellates

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• No. of Plastid membranes in: Euglenoids

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• No. of Plastid membranes in: Stramenopiles

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• No. of Plastid membranes in: Aphicoplasma

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• No. of Plastid membranes in: Chlorarachniophytes

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• Photosystem - an organization of proteins and pigments in the thylakoid membrane
• Which molecules kickstart the Electron transport process for energy transformation during Photosynthesis?

  chlorophyll a