Protists & Protazoans
What is the locomotion device for a flagellate called?
Flagella
Bufo
What feature of eukaryotic cells is absent in prokaryotes?
membrane-bound organelles
alternation of generations
How do fungi digest their food?
Via external digestion and then absorb nutrients through their cell walls.
Why were water molds and slime molds moved out of the fungi kingdom?
Their cell walls are made of cellulose, and they're mobile at some part of their life.
Terrapene carolina is the scientific name of the common box turtle. The species of the animal is
Carolina
What is a capsid?
The protein shell that surrounds a virus.
Are the leafy shoots of mosses in the gametophyte stage made of haploid or diploid cells?
Haploid cells - 1 set male (sperm) or 1 set female (ovum)
Describe the difference between septate fungi and non-septate fungi.
Septate fungi have hyphae divided into cells via walls whereas non-septate fungi have no cell walls.
What is a notable feature of sporozoans?
They form spores as part of their reproductive process.
What are the seven ranks in the classification hierarchy in order (general to specific)?
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
True or False: Only some bacteria cause diseases.
True
How many phyla make up the group of angiosperms?
1
Ascomycete fungi reproduce asexually by spores that form bead-like chains called...
conidia
Explain an important function of endospores?
They are the bacteria's basic survival mechanism. They remain dormant until conditions are more favorable. When a proper stimulus occurs, it re-activates and begins to germinate.
Which kingdom contains both bacteria such as the strep throat causing bacteria, as well as bacteria beneficial to gut health?
Eubacteria
What occurs to a virus when it is in the lytic cycle?
The host cell produces many new viruses and then breaks apart.
- veins in leaves run parallel to one another
- floral parts in multiples of 3
- seeds have just one coyledon
All of them!
What phyla includes mushrooms, shelf fungi, puffballs, and smuts?
Phyla Basidomycota
QUESTION UNRELATED TO CATEGORY: What is an angiosperm, and give two examples.
A Flowering Plant - carnation, sweet william, daffodil, black eyed susan, etc.
What phylum contains pufferfish?
phylum chordata
What is the main difference between virulent viruses and lysogenic viruses?
Virulent viruses work immediately, destroy cells, and usually kill the host cells quickly.
Lysogenic viruses become part of the host cell, become dormant, and are re-activated by a stimulus later on.
Name three types of plants with a vascular system.
Cone-bearing, flowering, ferns.
Name the three parts that compose the fruiting body of a mushroom.
Stipe, cap, and gills.