True or False: A key distinction between plants and fungi is the fact that fungi lack chloroplasts.
TRUE!
Do any of our cells replicate via meiosis? If so, give an example
Yes: Meiosis is how we get gametes (eggs/sperm)
What is the end result of mitosis and meiosis?
Mitosis: 2 identical daughter cells
Meiosis: 4 genetically distinct daughter cells
How does an amoeba move?
Via pseudopods
What are the steps of mitosis, in order?
Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase
If a cell has a haploid number of 6, what is it's diploid number?
12!
Describe the events of anaphase.
Chromosomes separate and are pulled towards opposite ends of the cell.
(I remember this by "Anaphase = Apart")
What word would you use to describe a species of fungi that is unicellular in one environment versus multicellular in another environment?
Dimorphic!
Compare and contrast the walls of a fungal cell versus a gram positive bacterial cell.
Fungal: walls composed of chitin
Bacterial: walls composed of a thick layer of peptidoglycan.
Do we see meiosis and mitosis in prokaryotic cells?
Nooo. How do these cells divide?