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Natural Sciences 360Legacy of LifeLecture 4Dr. Stuart S. Sumida

Science, Cells and Food

From Cells to Ecosystems

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What is...

...Science?

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Scientific Method:

1. Inquiry: Ask a question.2. Observation: Gather data.3. Hypothesis: Devise a model to explain the

data.4. TEST the hypothesis. (A hypothesis is

valuable only if testable.) In other words, conduct an experiment.

5. If subsequent data support the hypothesis, it is strengthened.

6. If subsequent data do not support the hypothesis, the hypothesis must be reconsidered.

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Heterotrophy versus Autotrophy

Heterotroph – an organism that must acquire its food (cannot make its own food)

Autotroph – an organism that can make its own food (plants that photosynthesize are the most common example)

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Types of Autotrophy

Photoautotroph – an organism that uses the energy of sunlight to fix raw materials into energy rich compounds

Chemoautotroph – an organism that uses the energy of environmentally available chemical reactions to fix raw materials into energy rich compounds

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Chemoautrotrophs

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Hydrothermal vent

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Hydrothermal vent community supported by chemoautotrophic bacteria

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Hydrothermal vent community supported by chemoautotrophic bacteria

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Hydrothermal vent community supported by chemoautotrophic bacteria

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Photoautotrophs

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Cyanobacteria, a group of bacterian photoautrotrophs

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Cyanobacteria, a group of bacterian photoautrotrophs

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Cyanobacteria, a group of bacterian photoautrotrophs

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Cyanobacteria, a group of bacterian photoautrotrophs

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It’s important to note that simple cells like cyanobacteria were incorporated into other cells and ultimately became chloroplasts, the phytosynthesizing organelles of more advanced plant-like organisms.

The incorporation of cells to become functioning organelles (subunits) of more complex cells is known as ENDOSYMBIOSIS.

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Ferns, an example of a primitive multicellular, terrestrial photoautotroph

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Horsetails, an example of a primitive multicellular, terrestrial photoautotroph

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Flowering seed plants: more advanced photoautotrophs

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Flowering seed plants: more advanced photoautotrophs

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Heterotrophs

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FUNGI are heterotrophs.

Fungi are NOT plants. They are heterotrophs. They don’t ingest their food. They digest it outside their body and then absorb it.

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Lichens

A symbiotic relationship between a green alga (a photoautotroph) and a fungus (a heterotroph).

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The true identity of lichens as symbiotic associations of two different organisms was first proposed by Beatrix Potter, who is best remembered for her children's books about Peter Rabbit. In addition to her books, she spent time studying and drawing lichens. Her illustrations are still appreciated for their detailed and accurate portrayal of the delicate beauty of these bizarre organisms.

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Lichen growing on a Juniper tree

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This lichen was valued as fiber in traditional cultures in the Northwest. It was used as bandages, baby diapers, feminine hygiene supplies, and even as raw material for ponchos and footwear (Lillooet). It made good artifical hair for decorating dance masks.

The lichen "Witch's hair" (Alectoria sarmentosa)

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Some of the earliest known assemblages of multicellular heterotrophic animals from what are known as “Edicarian faunas.” About 550-600 million years old!

Dickensonia

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Some of the earliest known assemblages of multicellular heterotrophic animals from what are known as “Edicarian faunas.” About 550-600 million years old!

Spriggina

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Some of the earliest known assemblages of multicellular heterotrophic animals from what are known as “Edicarian faunas.” About 550-600 million years old!

Pteridinium

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Herbivore – organism that eats plants and plant material exclusively

Carnivore – organism that eats animals and animal material (meat) exclusively

Omnivore – Dr. Sumida

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Herbivore – organism that eats plants and plant material exclusively

Carnivore – organism that eats animals and animal material (meat) exclusively

Omnivore – organism that eats variety of foods, including both plant and animal derived materials.

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Example of a strict herbivore

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San Pedro River in 1984, from the Hereford bridge, before the removal of cattle in 1988.

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1998 photo from same location, after 10 years of rest from livestock grazing.

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DaspletosaurusA carnivorous relative of T. rex

StyracosaurusAn herbivorous relative of Triceratops

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T. rex – Predator or scavenger?

Probably both…

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How fast could T. rex really run?

Could it run 25 miles per hour? 40?

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For T. rex to be able to travel at 20 m.p.h. the amount of leg muscle mass required to generate that much force would be about 95% to 110% its total body mass. Clearly impossible.

If legs are allowed to account for 40-50% of body mass (very generous), a conservative estimate for “cruising speed” is 11 miles per hour. Quick burst would have been 15 miles per hour at most.

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So what did the syllabus mean by: “What does an animal and a martini have in common?”

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What is an “Ecosystem?”

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Ecosystem – Community of organisms, interacting with one another, plus the environment in which they live, and with which they also interact.

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There are many types of ecosystems…

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The human body can also be considered an ecosystem…

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Bacteria Archaea Eucarya

Recall this diagram. Let’s digress a bit

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Bacteria Archaea Eucarya

“Living organisms” – can reproduce, ability to react to stimulus

Nucleus and membrane-bound organelles

Have genetic material similar to Eukarya

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Bacteria are organisms with no membrane-bound nucleus. They are simple, but important organisms.

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Humans are eucaryotes,

but…