Definitions 1
An organism that causes disease
Pathogen
An organism is a single-celled consumer made of prokaryotic cells and lives in boiling-hot water. To what domain does it belong?
Archaea
Bacteria that have spherical-shaped cells are called…
Cocci
The virus was discovered after scientists inspected dying ____________ plants
Tobacco
An organism that feeds on dead matter
Saprophyte
Which two taxons are used to represent organisms?
Genus and species
Bacteria that have spiral-shaped cells are called…
Spirilla
A weakened or inactive version of a pathogen that stimulates the body's production of antibodies is called a…
Naming an organism with its genus and species name
Binomial nomenclature
What is the correct order for the taxons of life from most general to most specific?
Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
One-celled organisms that live in extreme environments such as hot springs or deep ocean vents are called what? (Hint: Domain Archaea)
Thermophiles
The "head" of the virus, which contains its DNA/RNA is called a…
Capsid
The transfer of a DNA segment from a nonfunctional donor cell to that of a functional recipient cell
Transformation
The scientific name of the white oak is Quercus alba. Which of the following organisms has the most similarities?
What type of bacterium has a cell wall made of a thin layer of peptidoglycan, has an extra cell membrane, does not readily absorb the purple-blue dye, and becomes stained pink-red?
Gram-negative bacteria
Cells that engulf other cells are…
Phagocytotic
A virus enters a cell, embeds its DNA into the DNA of the host cell and is replicated along with the host cell's DNA
Lytic cycle
According to the five-kingdom system, what kingdom contains organisms whose structure is composed of prokaryotic cells?
Kingdom Monera
What are the five conditions for bacterial growth?
Moisture, moderate temperature, nutrition, darkness, oxygen (the right amount)
When the viral DNA is embedded in the host bacterium's DNA, it is called a…
Prophage