Bacteria that uses sun to make food live near the top of lakes and streams. They are called:
a) photoautrophs
b) flagella
c) plants
a) PHOTOautotrophs
100
The outer protein coat of a virus is called:
a) endospore
b) bacteriophage
c) capsid
c) capsid
100
All protists are:
a) single-celled
b) multi-celled
c) eukaryotes
c) eukaryotes
100
All fungi are:
a) autotrophic prokaryotes
b) autotrophic eukaryotes
c) heterotropic eukaryotes
c) heterotropic eukaryotes
100
Gram stain result, shape, and arrangement are used to classify:
a) protists (bacteria)
b) viruses
c) fungi
a) protists (bacteria)
200
_________ are used to fight against bacteria.
a) viruses
b) antibiotics
c) fungi
b) antibiotics
200
Instructions for making new viruses are coded in the
a) DNA
b) RNA
c) DNA or RNA
c) DNA or RNA
200
Amoebas use _______ for movement.
a) spores
b) fins
c) pseudopods
c) pseudopods
200
A mushroom is a:
a) fruiting body
b) lichen
c) mycelium
a) fruiting body
200
Proteins, nucleic acids (DNA/RNA), and lipids make up:
a) bacteria
b) viruses
c) fungi
b) viruses
300
Viruses cause disease by:
a) releasing toxins
b) changing proteins
c) destroying cells or affecting cellular processes
c) destroying cells or affecting cellular processes
300
Phytoplankton live ____________ because they require sunlight to carry out photosynthesis.
a) underground
b) in digestive system
c) on surface of lakes and oceans
c) on surface of lakes and oceans
300
The tangled mass that is below the soil is called:
a) fruiting body
b) mushroom
c) mycelium
c) mycelium
300
When using a compound light microscope, you should always BEGIN by using the:
a) low power objective
b) high power objective
a) LOW power objective
400
Prokaryotes exchange (share) genetic information by:
a) endospore formation
b) binary fission
c) conjugation
c) conjugation
400
A lytic infection concludes with:
a) destroying the host cell
b) producing a prophage
c) producing new cells
a) destroying the host cell
400
The spore-forming Plasmodium causes:
a) AIDS
b) malaria
c) mad cow disease
b) malaria
400
An important role of fungi in an ecosystem is:
a) making alcohol
b) killing bacteria
c) breaking down dead organisms
c) breaking down dead organisms
400
In the bacterium known as Treponema pallidum;
a) Treponema is the genus and pallidum is the species
b) Treponema is the phylum of the bacteria
c) pallidum is the domain
a) Treponema is the genus and pallidum is the species
500
Bacteria cause disease by:
a) destroying cells and releasing toxins
b) reproducing very quickly
c) conjugation
a) destroying cells and releasing toxins
500
To prevent more "superbugs," people should:
a) use stronger disinfectants
b) use antibiotics ONLY when necessary
c) never go to the doctor
b) use antibiotics ONLY when necessary
500
Ciliates get food by:
a) sweeping food particles into their gullet (using cilia)
b) absorbing molecules through their cell membrane
c) flagella
a) sweeping food particles into their gullet (using cilia)
500
Match:
1. ____ strep- a) spiral arrangement
2. ____ spiril- b) in pairs
3. ____ di- c) clumped together
4. ____ staph- d) linked together