Prokaryotes
Prokaryotes mainly use this form of reproduction:
What is asexual?
Shoutout to these sisters if they helped you pass bio; named after this single-celled organism thought to be the simplest form of life.
What is an amoeba?
Pigs and some breeds of dogs are specialized to find this fungus in the soil, which costs a pretty penny in the culinary world.
What are truffles? (Tuber magnatum/Tuber melanosporum)
As an adjective, micro means suuuuper tiny. But as a unit prefix, it means this in scientific notation.
What is 10^-6?
Similar to plants, photosynthetic bacteria can contain organelles that use this pigment to produce energy from light.
What is chlorophyll?
Is this going to be censored? This form of horizontal gene transfer is when a bacteria picks up naked DNA.
What is transformation?
Name three categories of microscopic eukaryotes.
What are: protists, fungi, metazoan parasites, algae, protozoa, amoeba, yeasts
Bacteria and fungi join in symbiosis to form this type of organism.
What is lichen?
Everyone's favorite equation, C1V1=C2V2, is used for this.
What are simple dilutions?
"Neutral Red" is an ingredient in this medium that changes color to bright pink if a bacteria can undergo fermentation.
What is MacConkey agar?
This structure helps archaea and bacteria swim.
What is a flagella?
This pest feeds on dead skin, can worsen allergies, and might live in your home!
What are dust mites (Family Pyroglyphidae)?
This vast subterranean network allows for fungi to communicate and sense changes in the environment
What is mycelium?
To find the total magnification of a compound microscope, you need to multiply the magnifications of these two parts:
What are the eyepiece and objective lens
Differential staining techniques, like Gram staining, utilize two dyes to ascertain the characteristics of a bacterium. In Gram staining, these two dyes are:
What are crystal violet and safranin?
This polymer makes up the cell wall of many bacterial prokaryotes.
What is a peptidoglycan?
This process involves the cell wrapping membrane extensions and forming vesicles to engulf large particles
What is phagocytosis?
This common fungal infection can be spread in gyms, public showers, and community pools.
What is athlete's foot/tinea pedis?
Bacterial cells outnumber human cells in our bodies by this number, in a __:1 ratio.
What is 10?
Daily Double: Bacterial cells can take any of these shapes. Name as many as you can (100 points per). Double points for using scientific names.
Normal points: rod, sphere, comma, corkscrew Double points: bacillus, coccus, spirochete, vibrioWhat is influenza/Spanish flu?
The definition of a prokaryote is:
A unicellular organism that lacks a nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles.
Once upon a time, this theory claims that a bacterial cell was engulfed by another prokaryote and became this organelle we all know and love. (2 answers)
What are the endosymbiotic theory & mitochondria
This fungal infection commonly targets the tongue and gential areas! Double points if you know the name of the fungus that causes this illness. Half points if you only know the common name :(
What is Candidiasis/Candida albicans? (Thrush)
Serial dilutions and spread plating give us CFU counts and dilution factors, which are used in the formula used to calculate this.
What is bacterial titer?
Shape, margin, texture, and color are some of the terms used to describe this characteristic of bacteria.
What is colony morphology?