Bacteria
Archaea
Viruses
Cyanobacteria
Misc.
100
What is the organelle on a bacteria that makes it move around?
Flagella.
100
Are archaea cells walls the same as bacteria or different than archaea?
Different than bacteria.
100
What is the definition of virus?
A microscopic particle that gets inside a cell and often destroys the cell.
100
What is the green pigment in cyanobacteria?
Chlorophyll.
200
What are the most common shapes of bacteria?
Bacilli, Cocci, and Spirilla.
200
Is archaea a prokaryote or eukaryote?
Prokaryote.
200
What is it called when the viruses attack living cells and turn them into virus factories?
The lytic cycle
200
Where do cyanobacteria usually live?
In water.
200
Why does the human body need insulin?
To break down and use sugar and carbohydrates.
300
Is bacteria a prokaryote or eukaryote?
Prokaryote.
300
Where do most archaea prefer to live?
Where there is little or no oxygen.
300
Name the four basic shapes of viruses.
Crystals, Spheres, Cylinders, and Spacecraft.
300
Are cyanobacteria producers, consumers, or decomposers?
Producers.
300
About how many virus particles could fit in a single drop of blood?
About 5 billion
400
How are bacteria classified?
In part by the way they get food.
400
What temperature do heat lovers usually live in?
60 - 80 degrees C.
400
Do antibiotics kill viruses?
No
400
What are 2 other pigments in cyanobacteria?
Blue and red.
400
What is the best way to fight disease-causing bacteria?
To use other bacteria
500
Name the steps of Binary Fission.
1 Cell grows 2 DNA copies 3 DNA separates 4 Cell splits
500
What are the three main types of archaea?
Heat lovers, salt lovers, and methane makers.
500
What is it called when each new cell gets a copy of the virus's genes when the host cell divides?
The lysogenic cycle
500
Why did some scientists think that billions of years ago, bacteria similar to cyanobacteria began to live inside larger cells?
The bacteria made food and the cells provided protection.
500
What is it called when scientists change the genes of bacteria or any other living thing?
Genetic engineering
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