Viruses
What is the only way viruses can reproduce?
Infecting other cells
What had to be invented first before we discovered bacteria?
Microscope
What is the disease called that is caused by the kissing bug?
Chagas disease
What "vein" carries water up from the roots in plants?
xylem
Having a "head" is called...
cephalization
Virus is Latin for ___________.
Poison
What kingdom do bacteria belong in?
Monera
When a protists moves by a pseudopod they are called...?
Amoeba
What "vein" transports nutrients from photosynthesis throughout the plant?
phloem
The zygote turns into a hallow ball of cells called a...
blastula
Viruses are made of ________________, _____________, and sometimes ____________.
nucleic acids, proteins, and sometimes lipids.
Eubacteria have cell walls made out of...
peptidoglycan
Fungi cell walls are made out of...
chitin
What is the male and female part of the flower called?
Male- Stamen
Female- Carpel (pistil)
What are the three characteristics of all animals?
Heterotrophic
Multicellular
Eukaryotic
What was the first virus to ever be discovered?
Tobacco Mosaic Virus (TMV)
What are the two processes that are used by bacteria to reproduce sexually?
1. Binary Fission
2. Conjugation
What is the large mass of hyphae that absorbs food for the fungi called?
Mycelium
What type of plant produces seeds on the scales of cones (ex: pine tree)?
Gymnosperms
What are the four characteristics all chordates share at some stage of life?
1. Dorsal hollow nerve cord
2. Notochord
3. Tail
4. Pharyngeal pouches
What are the four ways viruses can be classified?
1. If they have DNA or RNA
2. Shape
3. Host
4. Mode of Transmission
Gram stain positive - has a __________ layer of peptidoglycan outside of cell wall. What color is the stain?
Gram stain negative - has a __________ layer of peptidoglycan inside double lipid membrane. What color is the stain?
2. thin; red
If a protist relies on passive movement, they form reproductive cells called...?
spores
What tissue contains the xylem and phloem and supports the plant and transport nutrients?
Vascular Tissue
Animal respiratory structures allow gasses to move in and out by _________________.
passive diffusion