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This fungus is a common food source for humans.
What are mushrooms?
A membrane surrounding a nucleus is found in cells from these types of organisms.
What are eukaryotes.
These are three major types of protists.
What are animal-like, plant-like, fungi-like?
These bacteria have tough cell walls but no nucleus or other organelles.
What are prokaryotes?
This is the study of classification for organisms.
What is taxonomy?
Athlete's foot is caused by this type of organism.
What is a fungus?
The name for organisms that produce their own food.
What is autotroph?
Paramecia use these short, hair-like structures to move and search for food.
What are cilia?
Autotrophic bacteria harness energy from sunlight using these.
What are pigments?
This is the most specific category of classification.
What is species?
Food poisoning is usually caused by this type of microorganism.
What are bacteria?
This is the study of fungi.
What is mycology?
These spinning "tails" are used to help some protists swim.
What are flagella?
This splitting of bacteria allows rapid reproduction.
What is binary fission?
Penicillin comes from this type of microorganism.
What is a fungus?
This type of microorganism produces algae blooms that can poison water supplies.
What is a protist?
Saprophytes collect nutrients from these types of organisms.
These protists absorb nutrients from their environment.
What are fungi-like protists?
Gram positive and Gram negative describe differences in these.
What are cell walls?
These microorganisms exist in your digestive tract, and help you digest food.
What are bacteria?
What was the potato famine?
This is a bundle of tangled hyphae.
What is the mycelium?
What is oxygen?
These bacteria grow in environments without oxygen.
What are anaerobic bacteria?
This is the most diverse group of microorganisms.
What are protists?