BIOLOGY304FEVOLUTIONOFPLANTSFall2008.pptVIP

BIOLOGY 304FEVOLUTION OF PLANTSFall 2008 Lecture 4 Thursday September 25, 2008 Chapter 13, Prokaryotes and Viruses Microbiology in One Lecture Whole courses at UWO on prokaryotes and viruses, or even groups of them or their physiology, ecology or impacts (e.g., microbial ecology, human diseases) – we will cover them today as part of the evolution leading to plants. Text covers them well at an appropriate level in just 25 pp. Be sure to know the “Checkpoints” (1st page) and “Summary” plus “Selected Key Terms” (last 3 pages). Some statistics: 3000 or so described species of prokaryotes (all