Classification
Scientists assign each species of organisms a universally accepted name in the system known as what?
Binomial nomenclature.
Several different orders could all be under which other levels of classification?
Domain, Kingdom, and Phylum
What is a virus?
a non-cellular particle made of genetic material and protein that can invade living cells
The name of the kingdom which is now split into Archaea and Bacteria
What is Monera
List three types of food that are manufactured using bacteria
What is yogurt, sour cream, and cheese
Which level of the Linnaeus Classification is the smallest and most specific?
Species
The domain that includes organisms that do not have a nucleus and are chemically different from bacteria.
What is Archea?
What is the outer protein coat of a virus called?
A capsid
List two different environments archaebacteria may be found in?
Extreme cold; extreme heat; high acidity; high salt concentration
What do antibiotics help get rid of?
What is bacteria
In which kingdom would you find worms, birds, and turtles?
Kingdom Animalia
What is Domain, Kingdom, and Phylum of humans?
Domain Eukarya; Kingdom Animalia; Phylum Chordata
Vaccines are used to get rid of or prevent what?
What is viruses
Why do scientists use gram staining?
They use it to help identify a microorganism to tell what kind of cell wall a prokaryote has (whether or not the cell wall has peptidoglycan in it)
What are the three shapes of bacteria?
Bacilli, cocci, and sprilla (sphere, rod, spiral)
How many domains of life and how many kingdoms of life are there?
3 domains; 6 kingdoms
If an organism is eukaryotic, multicellular, heterotrophic, and has a cell wall, what kingdom would it belong under?
Kingdom Fungi
The type of virus that attacks bacteria.
What is a bacteriophage?
In what four ways can bacteria be transmitted?
Direct contact; contaminated food and water; airborne; exchange of body fluids, during childbirth, bite of an infected organism
Four diseases that are caused by bacteria.
What are E. coli, Salmonella, Meningitis, strep throat, pneumonia, tuberculosis, tetanus, whooping cough, malaria. (others)
The largest and most inclusive of Linnaeus's taxonomic categories is what?
Domain
The organism which is least like the others in the list: Poicephalus meyeri, Poicephalus, senegalus, Asparagus meyeri
What is Asparagus meyeri?
What are the six kingdoms of life, and what domain do they belong under?
Bacteria = Eubacteria
Archaea = Archaebacteria
Eukarya = protista, fungi, plantae, animalia
What is binary fission?
Bacterial cell replicates its DNA then divides in half
List the four conditions necessary for bacteria growth?
What is warm temperature, moisture, darkness, food supply