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Evolution

undergo a sequence of changes
anaerobic

cells living without oxygen
cyanobacteria

bacterial type cells that use chlorophyll to trap sunlight and produce oxygen as their waste product
anoxic

without any uncombined molecular oxygen
Eucaryotic

cells containing organelles which are built from or are surrounded by membranes
procaryotic heterotrophic cells
- primitive cells
- Have no membrane bound organelles within the cells
- obtain energy from organic molecules
binomial system

naming a species using its Genus or species name eg a human is a Homo sapien
Anthropoids

includes humans, apes and monkeys
Diprotodonts

herbivorous marsupials
Dichotomous

to divide into two
Metacytes

multicellular
protists

single celled
Procaryotic Autotrophic cells

initially heterotrophic some overtime develope chemical pathways to produce their own food