Taxonomy
Name the 3 domains of life.
What is Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya
Archaea have these types of cells
What is prokaryotic
Bacteria that need oxygen to survive
What are obligate anaerobes
A diverse kingdom made up of mostly single-celled eukaryotic organisms
What is protista
This taxonomic level is below class
What is order
Extremophiles that are salt-loving
What are halophiles
This molecule is found in the cell walls of bacteria (but not archaea!)
What is peptidoglycan
Short hair-like projections that help some protists move.
What are cilia
The father of taxonomy
Who is Carl Linnaeus
A group of organisms consisting of a single common ancestor and all of its descendants, both living and extinct
What is clade
Viruses are dependent on this for survival
What is a host cell's machinery
This word is used to name spherical bacteria
What is coccus
Fungi cell walls are made up of this material
What is chitin
The formal two-part scientific naming system used to identify every species on Earth
What is binomial nomenclature
Viruses are composed of genetic material (DNA) and this.
What is a protective protein coat (capsid)
A bacteria that is rod-shaped and arranged in a chain would be called...
What is streptobaccillus
The main bodies of fungi are made up of this
What is hyphae
This taxonomic level is capitalized when naming species
What is genus
A group of one or more populations of organisms that scientists see as a distinct biological unit
What is a taxon
This type of virus infects bacteria cells
What is a baacteriophage
A fast form of asexual reproduction where a single parent cell copies its DNA and splits into two identical daughter cells
What is binary fission
This phylum in kingdom animalia has no-tissue and is asymmetrical
What is porifera (sponges)