Classification, Bacteria and Viruses Flashcards
What two taxonomic categories are used in binomial nomenclature
Genus, Species
seven taxonomic categories from the most general to the most specific
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Name the taxonomic domains
Eukarya
Archaea
Bacteria
Name the taxonomic kingdoms
Animalia
Plantae
Fungi
Protista
Archaebacteria
Eubacteria
kingdom contains organisms with cell walls made of cellulose
Plantae
kingdom contains organisms with cell walls made of chitin
Fungi
kingdom contains organisms with cell walls made of peptidoglycan
Eubacteria
Which kingdoms contain unicellular organisms?
Eubacteria
Archaebacteria
Which kingdoms contain multicellular organisms?
Animalia
Plantae
Fungi
Which kingdoms contain both unicellular and multicellular organisms?
Protista
Fungi
What does colonial mean?
group of organism that form a mass and work together
Which kingdoms contain some colonial organisms?
Protista
Eubacteria
Which kingdoms contain organisms that are all prokaryotes?
Eubacteria
Archaebacteria
Which kingdoms contain organisms that are all eukaryotes?
Animalia
Plantae
Fungi
Protista
Which kingdom so lion, bears and tigers belong to?
Animalia
To which kingdom do methanogens and other primitive bacteria that live in extreme environments
like hot sulfur springs and cow stomachs belong?
Archaebacteria
To which kingdom do Amoeba, Paramecium, and Euglena (single-cell pond dwelling organisms)
belong?
Protista
Use pseudopods to move
animal-like
Sarcodines
Non-motile parasites
Complex life cycles
animal-like
Sporazoans
use flagella to move
animal-like
Zooflagellates
live in salty water
two flagella
plant-like
Dinoflagellates
Heterotroph decomposer or parasites
fungi-like
Photoautotrophs
photosynthesis
Chemoautotrophs
chemosynthesis
Obligate Aerobes
need oxygen
Obligate Anaerobes
don’t need oxygen
Falculative Anaerobes
can survive with or without oxygen
What color is gram positive?
purple
What color is gram negative?
pink
How do antibiotics work?
by attacking the cell wall
How do bacteria reproduce?
Binary Fission
What is a pathogen?
bacteria that attacks the cells
thick protective cell
endospore
genetic material of bacteriophage
prophage
has RNA genetic material
retrovirus
virus that attacks bacteria
bacteriophage
misfolded protein that causes other proteins to misfold
prion
bacilli
rod shaped
cocci
sphere shaped
spirilla
spiral shaped
diplo
pairs
strepto
chains
staphylo
groups