Domain: Bacteria

Characteristics: Prokaryotic, but only distantly related to the other domain of prokaryotes, the Archaea

Cyanobacteria

are photosynthetic organisms with both photosystems I and II, hence, evolves oxygen. Cyanobactera have chlorophyll a only, and store cyanophycean starch.

Link to Cyanobacteria image collection

Recognize these genera

Oscillatoria

Anabaena

(recognize heterocysts and know their function).

What photosystems are found n heterocysts and how does this relate to nitrogen fixation?

 

Recognize a stromatolite as a fossil of the Cyanobacteria


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