diff --git a/alveolata.md b/alveolata.md deleted file mode 100644 index 2a6fdb5..0000000 --- a/alveolata.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,2 +0,0 @@ -# Alveolata - diff --git a/apicomplexa.md b/apicomplexa.md deleted file mode 100644 index b552712..0000000 --- a/apicomplexa.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,15 +0,0 @@ -# Apicomplexa - -- Members of the [[Alveolata]] [[pyhlum]] of the [[SAR Supergroup]] -- Plasmodium Falciparum - - Causes malaria -- Toxoplasma Gondii - - Normal cycle of infection revolves around mice and house cats - - Makes mice act arrogant around predators to transmit to cats - - Cat feces carries the parasite, which ends up being transmitted to mice - -[//begin]: # "Autogenerated link references for markdown compatibility" -[Alveolata]: alveolata "Alveolata" -[SAR Supergroup]: sar-supergroup "SAR Supergroup" -[//end]: # "Autogenerated link references" - diff --git a/archaea.md b/archaea.md index 8618485..2e3fc3b 100644 --- a/archaea.md +++ b/archaea.md @@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ [//begin]: # "Autogenerated link references for markdown compatibility" [bacteria]: bacteria "Bacteria" -[eukarya]: eukarya "Eukarya" [Lokiarchaeota]: lokiarchaeota "Lokiarchaeota" [TACK Supergroup]: tack-supergroup "TACK Supergroup" [Archaea]: archaea "Archaea" @@ -31,5 +30,4 @@ [Korarchaeota]: korarchaeota "Korarchaeota" [Thaumarchaeota]: thaumarchaeota "Thaumarchaeota" [Crenarchaeota]: crenarchaeota "Crenarchaeota" -[Eukarya]: eukarya "Eukarya" [//end]: # "Autogenerated link references" diff --git a/brown-algae.md b/brown-algae.md deleted file mode 100644 index 90be024..0000000 --- a/brown-algae.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,10 +0,0 @@ -# Brown algae - -- Members of the [[Heterokonta]] [[phylum]] of the [[SAR Supergroup]] -- Macrocystis Pyrifera - - Giant kelp - -[//begin]: # "Autogenerated link references for markdown compatibility" -[Heterokonta]: heterokonta "Heterokonta" -[SAR Supergroup]: sar-supergroup "SAR Supergroup" -[//end]: # "Autogenerated link references" diff --git a/ciliophora.md b/ciliophora.md deleted file mode 100644 index 8a15b8c..0000000 --- a/ciliophora.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,10 +0,0 @@ -# Ciliophora - -- Members of the [[Alveolata]] [[pyhlum]] of the [[SAR Supergroup]] -- Have hundreds to thousands of cilia used for feeding and mobility -- Abundant and diverse in most aquatic habitats - -[//begin]: # "Autogenerated link references for markdown compatibility" -[Alveolata]: alveolata "Alveolata" -[SAR Supergroup]: sar-supergroup "SAR Supergroup" -[//end]: # "Autogenerated link references" diff --git a/cyanobacteria.md b/cyanobacteria.md index 90fc828..bedca38 100644 --- a/cyanobacteria.md +++ b/cyanobacteria.md @@ -1,10 +1,6 @@ # Cyanobacteria -- Responsible for [[The Great Oxygenation]] +- Responsible for The Great Oxygenation - [[Spirulina]]: Highly nutritious - [[Rivularia]]: Classifies as multi-cellular, as it can regrow its photosynthetic filament - -[//begin]: # "Autogenerated link references for markdown compatibility" -[The Great Oxygenation]: the-great-oxygenation "The Great Oxygenation" -[//end]: # "Autogenerated link references" diff --git a/diatoms.md b/diatoms.md deleted file mode 100644 index 2cf2725..0000000 --- a/diatoms.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,11 +0,0 @@ -# Diatoms - -- Members of the [[Heterokonta]] [[phylum]] of the [[SAR Supergroup]] -- Photosynthetic algae, with silica-rich shells - - When diatomaceous earth is exposed, silica can be harvested from the - remains of diatoms - -[//begin]: # "Autogenerated link references for markdown compatibility" -[Heterokonta]: heterokonta "Heterokonta" -[SAR Supergroup]: sar-supergroup "SAR Supergroup" -[//end]: # "Autogenerated link references" diff --git a/dinoflagellata.md b/dinoflagellata.md deleted file mode 100644 index 26a9e86..0000000 --- a/dinoflagellata.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,10 +0,0 @@ -# Dinoflagellata - -- Members of the [[Alveolata]] [[pyhlum]] of the [[SAR Supergroup]] -- Associated with red tides - - Lingulodinium Polyedrum - -[//begin]: # "Autogenerated link references for markdown compatibility" -[Alveolata]: alveolata "Alveolata" -[SAR Supergroup]: sar-supergroup "SAR Supergroup" -[//end]: # "Autogenerated link references" diff --git a/diplomonadida.md b/diplomonadida.md deleted file mode 100644 index 73e1afb..0000000 --- a/diplomonadida.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,10 +0,0 @@ -# Diplomonadida - -- Members of the [[Metamonada]] [[phylum]] of the [[Excavata]] -- Giardia Intestinalis - - Relatively common in wildlife - -[//begin]: # "Autogenerated link references for markdown compatibility" -[Metamonada]: metamonada "Metamonada" -[Excavata]: excavata "Excavata" -[//end]: # "Autogenerated link references" diff --git a/endosymbiosis.md b/endosymbiosis.md deleted file mode 100644 index 1989a79..0000000 --- a/endosymbiosis.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,2 +0,0 @@ -# Endosymbiosis - diff --git a/euglenozoa.md b/euglenozoa.md deleted file mode 100644 index 5eef039..0000000 --- a/euglenozoa.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,15 +0,0 @@ -# Euglenozoa - -- Members of the [[Excavata]] -- Euglena Gracilis - - Photosynthetic, free-living -- Typanosoma Cruzi (Chagas Disease) and Trypanosoma Brucei (African Sleeping -Sickness) - - Nonphotosynthetic, parasitic - - Transmitted by arthropod vectors - - Because they're eukaryotic and aerobic, they're hard to target with - medication - -[//begin]: # "Autogenerated link references for markdown compatibility" -[Excavata]: excavata "Excavata" -[//end]: # "Autogenerated link references" diff --git a/eukarya.md b/eukarya.md deleted file mode 100644 index d50e9f5..0000000 --- a/eukarya.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,78 +0,0 @@ -# Eukarya - -- There are two parts to the origin of eukaryotic cells: - - [[Endosymbiosis]]: Theorized by [[Lynn Margulis]], proposes that - mitochondria, along with other eukaryotic organelles, first existed as - independent organisms - - [[Endomembrane System]]: Documented by [[Christian de Duve]], the - endomembrane system involves parts of organelles specific to eukaryotic - organelles, such as the nuclear envelope -- In eukaryotes, [[mitochondria]] have separate DNA from the nuclear genome, -which is evidence for [[Endosymbiosis]] - -## Taxonomy - -- [[Eukarya]] - - Bikonta - - [[Excavata]] - - [[Euglenozoa]] - - [[Metamonada]] - - Trichozoa - - [[Diplomonadida]] - - [[Parabasalia]] - - Diaphoretickes - - [[SAR Supergroup]] - - Rhizaria - - Cercozoa - - Retaria - - Foraminifera - - Radiolaria - - Halvaria - - [[Alveolata]] - - [[Ciliophora]] - - Myzozoa - - [[Apicomplexa]] - - [[Dinoflagellata]] - - [[Heterokonta]] (Stramenopiles) - - [[Diatoms]] - - [[Oomycota]] - - [[Brown algae]] - - [[Archaeplastida]] - - Red algae - - Viridiplantae - - Chlorophyta - - Streptophyta - - Charophyta - - Embryophyta (land plants) - - [[Unikonta]] - - Amoebozoa - - Tubulinea - - Entamoeba - - Eumycetozoa (slime molds) - - Opisthokonta - - Holomycota - - Nucleariida - - Fungi - - Holozoa - - Choanoflagellatea - - Animalia - -[//begin]: # "Autogenerated link references for markdown compatibility" -[Endosymbiosis]: endosymbiosis "Endosymbiosis" -[mitochondria]: mitochondrion "mitochondrion" -[Eukarya]: eukarya "Eukarya" -[Excavata]: excavata "Excavata" -[Euglenozoa]: euglenozoa "Euglenozoa" -[Metamonada]: metamonada "Metamonada" -[Diplomonadida]: diplomonadida "Diplomonadida" -[Parabasalia]: parabasalia "Parabasalia" -[SAR Supergroup]: sar-supergroup "SAR Supergroup" -[Alveolata]: alveolata "Alveolata" -[Ciliophora]: ciliophora "Ciliophora" -[Apicomplexa]: apicomplexa "Apicomplexa" -[Dinoflagellata]: dinoflagellata "Dinoflagellata" -[Heterokonta]: heterokonta "Heterokonta" -[Diatoms]: diatoms "Diatoms" -[Oomycota]: oomycota "Oomycota" -[Brown algae]: brown-algae "Brown algae" -[//end]: # "Autogenerated link references" diff --git a/excavata.md b/excavata.md deleted file mode 100644 index 231d47e..0000000 --- a/excavata.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,2 +0,0 @@ -# Excavata - diff --git a/heterokonta.md b/heterokonta.md deleted file mode 100644 index 1af2cc8..0000000 --- a/heterokonta.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,7 +0,0 @@ -# Heterokonta - -- A [[phylum]] of the [[SAR Supergroup]] with two kinds of flagella - -[//begin]: # "Autogenerated link references for markdown compatibility" -[SAR Supergroup]: sar-supergroup "SAR Supergroup" -[//end]: # "Autogenerated link references" diff --git a/metamonada.md b/metamonada.md deleted file mode 100644 index 367d3e1..0000000 --- a/metamonada.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,12 +0,0 @@ -# Metamonada - -- A [[phylum]] of the [[Excavata]] which lacks [[mitochondria]] - - This means they're adapted to anaerobic environments -- Includes [[Diplomonadida]] and [[Parabasalia]] - -[//begin]: # "Autogenerated link references for markdown compatibility" -[Excavata]: excavata "Excavata" -[mitochondria]: mitochondrion "mitochondrion" -[Diplomonadida]: diplomonadida "Diplomonadida" -[Parabasalia]: parabasalia "Parabasalia" -[//end]: # "Autogenerated link references" diff --git a/mitochondria.md b/mitochondria.md deleted file mode 100644 index 2b77fe7..0000000 --- a/mitochondria.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,2 +0,0 @@ -# mitochondria - diff --git a/mitochondrion.md b/mitochondrion.md deleted file mode 100644 index 2fd9504..0000000 --- a/mitochondrion.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,2 +0,0 @@ -# mitochondrion - diff --git a/oomycota.md b/oomycota.md deleted file mode 100644 index 15cf0f2..0000000 --- a/oomycota.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,12 +0,0 @@ -# Oomycota - -- Members of the [[Heterokonta]] [[phylum]] of the [[SAR Supergroup]] -- Heterotrophic and fungus-like -- Fish parasites -- Phytophthora Infestans - - Cause of Irish Potato Famine - -[//begin]: # "Autogenerated link references for markdown compatibility" -[Heterokonta]: heterokonta "Heterokonta" -[SAR Supergroup]: sar-supergroup "SAR Supergroup" -[//end]: # "Autogenerated link references" diff --git a/parabasalia.md b/parabasalia.md deleted file mode 100644 index 40b736e..0000000 --- a/parabasalia.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,20 +0,0 @@ -# Parabasalia - -- Members of the [[Metamonada]] [[phylum]] of the [[Excavata]] -- Flagellated anaerobes, living within anaerobic spaces within other animals -- Mixotricha Paradoxa - - Found in the gut of termites - - Cellulose is not digestable by most animals - - Mixotricha Paradoxa can break down cellulose before the termite digests it - - Mixotricha Paradoxa doesn't produce cellulase - - Unclear whether the termite actually digests the Mixotricha Paradoxa or - lets it live - - Uses own flagellum as rudders, while [[spirochetes]] power the movement -- Trichomonas Vaginalis - - Agent of STD in humans - -[//begin]: # "Autogenerated link references for markdown compatibility" -[Metamonada]: metamonada "Metamonada" -[Excavata]: excavata "Excavata" -[spirochetes]: spirochaeota "Spirochaeota" -[//end]: # "Autogenerated link references" diff --git a/sar-supergroup.md b/sar-supergroup.md deleted file mode 100644 index b56ff20..0000000 --- a/sar-supergroup.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,3 +0,0 @@ -# SAR Supergroup - - diff --git a/the-great-oxygenation.md b/the-great-oxygenation.md deleted file mode 100644 index 0f827a3..0000000 --- a/the-great-oxygenation.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,23 +0,0 @@ -# The Great Oxygenation - -- The diverity of [[bacteria]] exploded during the [[Archaean]], leading to the -evolution of [[Cyanobacteria]] - - This does not mean that [[Spirulina]] existed during the [[Archaean]]: it - is a modern organism -- There was almost no O₂ in the atmosphere before the -[[Archaean]]-[[Proterozoic]] break - - No O₂ means no formation of peroxides - - Peroxides are dangerous to many cells as they rob electrons from - proteins, fatally altering them -- Cells had to develop anti-oxidation defenses, including [[catalase]] -- Cells had two ways to adapt to O₂ - 1. Become a strict anaerobe, and avoid oxygen-containing habitats - 2. Tolerate O₂ - - O₂ toleration can easily lead to aerobic metabolism - -[//begin]: # "Autogenerated link references for markdown compatibility" -[bacteria]: bacteria "Bacteria" -[Archaean]: archaean "Archaean" -[Cyanobacteria]: cyanobacteria "Cyanobacteria" -[Proterozoic]: proterozoic "Proterozoic" -[//end]: # "Autogenerated link references"