Biology Unit 2: Kingdom Monera

Question 1

Pathogen

Answer 1

An organism that causes diseases.

Question 2

Saprophyte

Answer 2

An organism that feeds on dead matter.

Question 3

Parasite

Answer 3

An organism that feeds on a living host.

Question 4

Aerobic organism

Answer 4

An organism that requires oxygen.

Question 5

Anaerobic organism

Answer 5

An organism that does not require oxygen.

Question 6

Steady state

Answer 6

A state in which members of a population die as quickly as new members are born.

Question 7

Exponential growth

Answer 7

Population growth that that is unhindered because of the abundance of resources for an ever-increasing population.

Question 8

Logistic growth

Answer 8

Population growth that is controlled by limited resources.

Question 9

Conjugation

Answer 9

A temporary union of two organisms for the purpose of DNA transfer.

Question 10

Plasmid

Answer 10

A small, circular section of extra DNA that confers one or more traits to a bacterium and can be reproduced separately from the main bacterial genetic code.

Question 11

Transformation

Answer 11

The transfer of a DNA segment from a nonfunctional donor cell to that of a functional recipient cell.

Question 12

Transduction

Answer 12

The process in which infection by a virus results in DNA being transferred from one bacterium to another.

Question 13

Endospore

Answer 13

The DNA and other essential parts of a bacterium coated with several hard layers.

Question 14

Strains

Answer 14

Organisms from the same species that have markedly different traits.