Relationships
organisms - living things
single-celled
bacteria
Random chapter questions
100

Name the three type of Relationships (pg53)

Mutualism, Commensalism, Parasitism

100

single celled protozoa that move by means of flagella.


hint: prefix is 'zoo'

zooflagellates

100

Do not have a membrane-protected, well defined nucleus. 

Prokaryotic

100

Although bacteria are always single-celled, they do live in large groups called_________.

colonies

100

A bacteria that causes disease

pathogen

200

The harmful organism is called a _______; the organism being harmed is the host.

Parasite

200

______ are an example of the harmful category of zooflagellates. A protozoa with a single elongated flagellum attached to and extending from the cell membrane likethe fin and tail of a fish. 


Hint: pg 58

trypanasomes

200

Organized nucleus that is membrane protected. 

Eukaryotic 
200

A smaller section of DNA.

Plasmids.
200

single celled organisms, a type of algae that can be found in fresh water, salt water, moist soil and on moist surfaces of some plants. A component of plankton.

diatoms

300

A parasite bacterium which causes disease in a host

pathogen

300

A group of organisms, including diatoms and a variety of single-celled organisms, which live together in a body of water. _______ are known as drifters. _______ are the basic source of nutrition for many aquatic organisms, ranging from newly hatched fish to large fish and whales.

Hint: also a character from SBSP

Plankton

300

Prefer to live in extreme heat

Thermophiles

300

deoxyribonucleic acid

DNA

300

powerful medicines that fight bacterial infections and either stop the growth of bacteria of directly kill bacteria.

antibiotics

400

A close and long term relationship between tow different species that benefit one or both organisms.

symbiotic relationship

400

animal like protists that are covered in short hair like organelles called cilia, which are used for movement for attachment to surfaces and other organisms, for feeding , and for sensation. the _______ are found in all water habitats and soils.

Ciliates

400

extremophiles that live in very acidic environments

acidophiles
400

The process in which some bacteria are able to remove nitrogen gas from the air and convert it to ammonia for use in the growth and metabolism of plants and animals.

Nitrogen fixation.

400
Organisms that do not cause disease but carry disease

Vector

500

Prokaryotes that recycle carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, iron and other elements in the environment.

recyclers

500

animal like protists.... these creatures get part of their name, "sporo," from the fact that they produce spores like some plants. The other part of the name is from "zoo" which means "animal"

Spore-producing animal-like organisms.

sporozoans.

500

The opposite of 'aerobic' these organisms do not require oxygen.

anaerobic

500

The process where organic compounds are produced in a cell, often with the aid of enzymes.

Synthesis

500

Scientific name for Mosquito

Anopheles (an-off-ee-lees)