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All bacteria are...
Prokaryotic
Bacteria have a ________ that is surrounded by a _________ They also contain a single strand of ______that is not surrounded by a nuclear membrane
Cell membrane
Cell wall
Circular DNA
Bacteria usually reproduce by _________ that is an asexual form of reproduction in which a cell divides in half to produce two identical daughter cells.
binary fission
Bacteria, like Streptococcus Pneumoniae, reproduce by _____________ but can also pick up____- from other bacteria. This process is called __________
binary fission
new traits
transformation
A virus is a tiny, non-living particle made up of ____________ and________
genetic material and protein
Organisms in the Protista kingdom are...
Eukaryotic
The characteristics of protists could best be described as...
Varied
Two sub-kingdoms of Protista are...
Algae and Protozoans
Algae are__________________ that act like plants, but are not plants
Photosynthetic autotrophs
The protist organism, Plasmodium, causes ___________ from bites of an infected mosquito
Malaria
Ulva, a green algae, demonstrates a process in which the reproduction cycle switches back and forth from haploid to diploid cells. This process is called
Alternation of generations
_____________ means to feed on dead matter, and _________ means to feed on a live host.
Saprophytic
Parasitic
In a process called ____________, fungi digest food outside the body cells. The food is digested with secreted chemicals and then it is absorbed.
Extracellular digestion
Each fungus has a _______, which is a threadlike , branching filament that is the most basic structure of the fungus.
Hypha
__________ is the mass of hyphae that grows in the food source and forms the body of the fungus.
Mycelium
______ are small, single-celled structures one being capable of producing a new individual.
Spores
Plants have a green color because of a pigment called
Chlorophyll
Plants produce and maintain the
_________________ is the process by which green plants transform light energy into chemical energy.
Photosynthesis
_____________ do not have true roots, stems or leaves and have no vascular tissue
Nonvascular
Tracheophytes are _____________, which means they have specialized tissue composed of tube-like cells that transport water and nutrients throughout the plant.
Vascular plants
Most vascular plants reproduce by seeds except for __ which reproduce by __________ that anchor in watery soil and produce eggs that are fertilized and grow into parent _______
ferns
spores
ferns
_______ are a seed plant in which seeds are exposed to the air, usually in cone-shaped structures.
Gymnosperms
A ___ is a reproductive structure that includes a developing plant an a food reserve enclosed in a resistant outer cover.
seed
______________ are flowering plants whos seeds develop within a matured ovary(fruit)
Angiosperms