Bacteria
What is the name of the kingdom that contains true bacteria and cyanobacteria?
Eubacteria
What is a non-living nucleic acid covered by a protein coat
Virus
Eukaryotic
Plantlike protists that can perform photosynthesis are called what?
algae
All fungi produce what?
spores
A type of sexual reproduction in bacteria and protists
Conjugation
Fungi and bacteria are important to the natural environment because they do what to wastes?
Decompose
Short, hair-like projections that assist in movement
Cilia
How do paramecia eat?
they use cilia to sweep food into the oral groove
Lichen are made up of what two organisms?
fungus and alga
Bacteria is prokaryotic, which means it doesn't have what?
Nucleus
A relationship where different species of organisms live together with mutual benefits?
Sympbiotic
What type of microscopic organism can cause malaria?
Protozoan
What structure do amoebas use for movement?
pseudopods
The long filaments of fungus release an enzyme for digesting food are called what?
Hyphae
How do bacteria reproduce asexually?
binary fission
How do viruses reproduce?
by forcing their host cells to make more viruses
Microscopic organisms that float on the ocean's surface and are a significant food source for marine life
Plankton
What is a animal-like protist called?
protozoan
If fungus obtains its food from dead organic matter it's called a what?
Saprophyte
Spirillum, coccus and bacillus are all what?
Bacterial shapes
spherical (coccus)
rod-shaped (bacillus)
spiral (spirillum)
Name five main mushroom parts
Cap, Gills, Spores, stalk, hyphae
What are two reasons that decomposition is important
Tail-like structure that allows some protozoans and bacteria to move
Flagella
An overpopulation of dinoflagellates is called what?
Red tide