Microorganisms

Bacteria

100

Are bacteria eukaryotes or prokaryotes?

Prokaryotes

200

Do bacteria reproduce by mitosis, meiosis, or binary fission?

Binary fission

300

What are the four major shapes of bacteria?

Rod, sphere, curve, and spiral

400

Name three things that can affect the gut microbiome.

Diet, medicines, stress, birth process, geography, infant feeding method, life stage

Archaea or Protozoa

100

Archaea can live in _______ environments, such as high or low temperatures and in high salt concentrations.

Extreme

200

Which type of archaea give Yellowstone hot springs the unique colors?

Thermophiles

300

Name two environments where protozoa are often found.

Fresh water, marine water, soil

400

Both bacteria and archaea are prokaryotes, but archaea lack ____________ in their cell wall, a key difference between bacteria and archaea

Peptidoglycan

Algae or Fungi

100

What is another name for the algae?

Cyanobacteria or blue-green algae

200

Fungi are ________ because they breakdown organic materials and absorb nutrients

Decomposers

300

It is believe that algae is the origin of what land organism?

Green land plants

400

What causes the phenomenon of glowing ocean waves and slimy, green lakes?

Algae blooms