Bacteria
In what three shapes are bacteria generally found?
Rod, sphere, spiral
Name three places where archaea are found.
(3 of)
boiling hot springs
salty lakes
acidic environments
hydrothermal vents
deep underground
What is the name of the common virus life cycle?
Lytic cycle
What is the long whip-like tail used for movement by some protists and many bacteria?
flagellum
Is the common cold caused by a virus, a bacteria, a protist, or a fungus?
virus
What is the main way bacteria reproduce?
Binary fission
What are the two domains of prokaryotes?
Bacteria and Archaea
Why are viruses not considered alive?
They don’t perform all the life functions.
(-don’t use energy from nutrients
-don’t maintain homeostasis
-can’t reproduce on own
-don’t respond to stimuli
-etc.)
What are the three different types of protists?
Plantlike
animal-like
fungus-like
Is strep throat caused by a virus, a bacteria, a protist, or a fungus?
bacteria
What is the first step in binary fission of bacteria?
The cell’s chromosome (DNA) is copied.
What makes the cells of prokaryotes different from eukaryotes?
Prokaryotic cells have no nuclei.
What is the hard substance that strengthens the cell walls of fungi called?
chitin
Are protists unicellular or multicellular?
They can be either one!
Is athlete's foot caused by a virus, a bacteria, a protist, or a fungus?
fungus
When times get tough, some bacteria can produce a thick protective wall around themselves called a ________________.
endospore
When a virus bursts out of its host, the process is called ____________.
Lysis
What are organisms that help break down dead plants and animals called (most fungi are this)?
decomposers
What is the “false foot” – extension of cytoplasm that help some protists move?
singular - psuedopod
plural - pseudopodia
Are the spores of fungi diploid or haploid?
haploid
Which of these things do bacteria never have?
-cell wall
-chlorophyll
-nucleus
-genetic material
nucleus
What are the two parts of a virus?
Protein coat and genetic material
Name 2 ways that fungi reproduce.
(two of these)
fragmentation
budding
spores
sexually
How do scientists decide to which group (plantlike, animal-like or fungus-like) a protist belongs?
These categories are based on how the protist gets its nutrition.
What is the name for a symbiotic relationship between an algae and a fungi?
lichen