chapter 11 Flashcards
How do viruses reproduce?
by being reproduced by infected cells
Name the three bacterial shapes
coccus, spirillum, bacillus
Fungi and bacteria are important in the natural environment because they ___________
decompose wastes
Which kingdom contains tiny unicellular or colonial organisms called algae and protozoans?
Protista
All fungi produce __________
spores
A lichen is an organism that is made of _____ and ______
a fungus and an alga
A virus is smaller or larger than a bacterium?
smaller
Bacteria are more ______ than harmful
helpful
Algae can or can not perform photosynthesis?
can
Would a cell in a colony die if it were separated from the colony?
no
Pseudopodia are found in _______
amoebas
An ________ surrounds and engulfs its food.
amoeba
Are the gills on a mushroom used for gas exchange?
no
True or False
Mycorrhizae are parasitic relationships between plant root and fungi
False
The antibiotic penicillin comes from a ________
fungus
Suppose you discover a new organism that contains chlorophyll and cells organized into filaments but not into true tissues. In which kingdom would you classify it?
Protista
Name one human disease caused by protozoa, that we discussed in this chapter
Malaria or African sleeping sickness
What is a fungus or other organism that absorbs food from dead material?
saprophyte
Interferon is a chemical your body produces to protect you from what?
viruses
Be able to label the following structures of a mushroom:
- stalk
- gills
- cap
- spores
- hyphae
use the diagram on page 164 for reference
The kingdom that contains true bacteria and cyanobacteria
Eubacteria
once known as blue-gree algae
cyanobacteria
no prokaryote has this organelle
nucleus
nucleic acid surrounded by a protein coat
virus
