Answer: They function as individual organisms
Explanation: Prokaryotes are single celled organisms and therefore do not have a true nucleus and structured organelles. However, they can feed on atmospheric gasses and decompositions which is one of the characteristics of an organism.
It will affect the wind in the future because most wind currents will converge into multiple distinct locations like windfarms. This will make wind less prominent in other locations without wind farms
In the hierarchy of biological classification, the subgroup that come after genus is specie.
The hierarchy in descending order is this: kingdom, phyllum, class, order, family, genus and species.