Bacteria
Bacteria: Prokaryotic or Eukaryotic?
Prokaryotic
True or False: Influenza is a virus.
True
What is the difference between a pandemic and epidemic?
Pandemics are epidemics that have spread world-wide.
What is the primary method fungi use to reproduce?
Spores
Why is the protist kingdom referred to as the "Junk Drawer?"
They are organisms that don't fit perfectly in any other kingdom
Binary Fission (asexual), Conjugation (sexual)
How do viruses move?
They don't
What pathogen causes smallpox?
Virus
Heterotroph or Autotroph?
Heterotroph
What three methods of movement do protists use?
cilla, pseudopods, flagella
What are all three shapes bacteria come in?
Coccus(Cocci), Sparila, Bacila
What are 3 diseases caused by viruses?
Common cold, HIV, Influenza, Small Pox, Measles, Polio, Aids, Shingles, Chicken Pox
Vaccines can be used to prevent viral and bacterial infections
What are two example of categories of Fungi?
Mold Fungi, Sac Fungi, Club Fungi
A protist is unicellular, heterotrophic and has a flagella. Would this be considered animal-like, plant-like or fungus-like?
Animal-like
What are three examples of improper use of antibiotics that have increased the chance of antibiotic resistance?
Taking antibiotics for viruses, not finishing your prescription, skipping doses, antibiotics in agriculture
What do you do to treat viral infection?
Take medicine that helps your symptoms
What is the difference between a vector and a carrier?
Fungi tend to participate in ____ relationships with other animals.
Mutualistic
What does the term "protozoa" mean?
"first animal" - name for animal-like protists
What is the sticky outer layer surrounding a bacterial cell called?
Capsule
What are two examples of shapes a virus is found in?
Icosahedral, Head-tail, Filamentous
What pathogen causes tetanus?
Bacteria
What material that is in Fungi is also found in Lobster shells?
Chitin
Name three diseases caused by protists.
Malaria, African Sleeping Sickness, Giardia, Chagas Disease