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What is behavior in animals?
a. a physical trait
b. a genetic mutation
c. a response to a stimulus
d. a type of reproduction
c. a response to a stimulus
Which of the following is an internal stimulus?
a. smell of food
b. sound of a predator
c. hunger
d. sight of a mate
c. hunger
What does the term "prokaryote" mean?
a. after a nucleus
b. before a nucleus
c. with a nucleus
d. without DNA
b. before a nucleus
Which domain includes bacteria that live in extreme environments?
a. Domain Bacteria
b. Domain Eukarya
c. Domain Archaea
d. Domain Protista
c. Domain Archaea
What is a key component of of bacterial cell walls?
a. Cellulose
b. Chitin
c. Peptidoglycan
d. Keratin
c. Peptidoglycan
What is the function of reverse transcriptase in retroviruses?
a. replicate DNA
b. Transcribe RNA into DNA
c. Destroy host cells
d. Produce proteins
b. Transcribe RNA into DNA
What is the name of the sac where fungal spores are produced?
a. Mycelium
b. Hyphae
c. Sporangium
d. Septum
c. Sporangium
What type of fungi causes athlete's foot and ringworm?
a. mutualistic fungi
b. saprophytic fungi
c. parasitic fungi
d. bioluminescent fungi
c. parasitic fungi
If species A and B have very similar genes, which of the following statements is probably true?
a. Species A and B shared a relatively recent common ancestor
b. Species A evolved independently of species B for a long period
c. Species A and Species B are the same species
d. Species A is older than species B
a. Species A and B shared a relatively recent common ancestor
a. instict
b. operant conditioning
c. habituation
d. classical conditioning
c. habituation
which kingdom contains heterotrophs with cell walls of chitin?
fungi
What is a capsid?
a protein coat surrounding a virus
prokaryotic cells that have a spherical shape are called:
cocci
hyphae
what is the role of fungi in bioremediation?
what are courting behaviors?
an animal engages in a behavior in order to attract a mate
what are obligate aerobes?
prokaryotes that require oxygen to grow
what are agonistic behaviors?
threatening or combative interaction between two individuals of the same species
explain binary fission
asexual process in which the cell divides into two genetically identical cells
typological species concept defines species as...
defines species as a group of organisms that is able to interbreed and produce fertile offspring
give one difference between chemoautotrophic and photoautotrophic bacteria
chemoautotrophic use chemical to convert into energy
photoautotrophic convert light energy to chemical energy
differentiate between homologous and analogous characters
homologous: same structure different function
analogous: same function different structure
state the rules followed when writing a scientific name
Genus in Capital followed by lower case species
underlined or italicized
give one similarity between chemoautotrophic bacteria and photoautotrophic bacteria
they are both autotrophs (they produce their own food)
state three types of fungi according to their nutrition
saprophytic fungi
parasitic fungi
mutualistic fungi