Bacteria
What are two ways that bacteria are helpful to humans?
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Are fungi prokaryotic or eukaryotic?
eukaryotic
Archaea can usually be found in _________________ environments.
extreme/harsh
Which of the three domains includes multicellular organisms?
Eukaryota
What are plasmids? What is their function?
Plasmids are small, independent pieces of DNA. They allow bacteria to share DNA with each other.
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Lichen is created by a symbiotic relationship between two types of organisms. What are they?
Where can you find the archaea Cenarchaeum symbiosum?
In marine sponges.
Why have the way scientists organized livings things changed so much over time?
Scientists keep finding new information that does not fit into the system. So, they have to create new systems.
Which of the following organisms is most like humans: Archaea, Bacterium, Sunflower? Explain your answer.
Sunflower - it is eukaryotic while archaea and bacterium are prokaryotic.
True
True or False: All fungi are multicellular.
False. There are single-celled fungi like yeast.
True or False: Archae have cell walls.
True
What are the three domains?
bacteria, archaea, eukaryota
What is agar used for?
To grow micooroganisms.
How do bacteria reproduce?
Asexual reproduction
What role do fungi play in the food chain? (producers, consumers, decomposers)
decomposers
How are archaea and bacteria different? Give at least 2 pieces of evidence.
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Who thought that all living things had souls and considered humans to be the highest form of life?
Aristotle
How does yeast cause bread to rise?
Yeast cells eat the carbohydrates in bread dough. They then release carbon dioxide gas which created bubbles in the dough.
Which of the following cell structures do bacteria NOT have: cell membrane, ribosomes, endoplasmic reticulum, cell wall
Tell me 3 of the 5 types of fungi.
Mold
Yeast
Mildew
Mushrooms
Lichen
How are bacteria and archaea similar?
They are both prokaryotic.
Which four kingdoms are part of the domain Eukaryota?
Plants
Animals
Fungi
Protists
What is a colony?
A group of fungi or bacteria grown from a single cell.