Bacteria and Viruses
The human body is known to have trillions of (blank) cells.
bacterial
What is a small circular strand of DNA called?
a plasmid
Sac fungi produce spores in microscopic sac-like structures. What are they called?
truffles and Penicillium
Lichen are (blank) and (blank) living together in symbiosis.
fungus, algae
Fixity of species refers to the idea that species (do or do not) change over time.
do not
Bacteria reproduce by (blank).
binary fission
How does an active virus reproduce?
by forcing a host cell's own machinery to make more viruses.
Which fungi produce spores in pot-shaped structures, including the fungus that has killed many frogs?
Chytrid fungi
Are protists simple life forms? (Yes or No)
No
What is the difference in active and latent viruses?
Active viruses cause symptoms. Latent viruses do not cause symptoms.
Viruses are sometimes not considered (blank) because they are not made of cells; they do not have organelles or (blank); they cannot (blank) on their own.
living; membranes; reproduce
A virus has capsid. What is capsid?
a proteins coat that surrounds it's nucleic acid.
What is an example of zygote fungi?
black bread mold
What are protists that eat other organisms or particles of food called?
consumers
Photosynthetic proteins are often called (blank).
algae
An injection of a weakened or dead virus it a (blank).
vaccine
A (blank) protects a bacteria from dying out.
capsule
(Blank) are fungi with no known form of sexual reproduction/
Imperfect fungi
Fungi are different than plants. One way is plants perform (blank); while fungi do not.
photosynthesis
What is the spore-producing part of a fungus called?
fruiting body
How can some bacteria escape poor conditions?
by forming an endospore
Are protists eukaryotic or prokaryotic?
eukaryotic
(Blank) include the typical "mushrooms", puffballs, and shelf fungi.
Club
Fungi are different than plants. One way is fungal walls are made of (blank), whereas plant cell walls are made up of (blank).
chitin, cellulose
(Blank) secrete chemicals that slowly decompose stone.
Lichens