Exploring Biology Chapters 1-3 Flashcards
non-living genetic material that only comes alive inside a living cell
virus
The above-ground stalk and umbrella of a mushroom is used to
release spores
multi-cellular life that includes mushrooms
fungi
single-celled life without a nucleus; one form causes Black Death (plague)
bacteria
single-celled life that includes paramecium, amoeba, and euglena
protista
The classification for mountain lion, puma concolor is:
class
mammalia
The Strait of Gibraltar opens from the Mediterranean Sea into the _______________ Ocean.
Atlantic
Today, biologists classify mushrooms as members of the
fungi kingdom
The classification for mountain lion, puma concolor is:
genus
puma
The classification for mountain lion, puma concolor is:
kingdom -
animal
multi-cellular life that makes food by photosynthesis
plant
The English gold coin, the guinea, came from gold found in
Guinea along the west coast of Africa
The one that can change its shape is the
amoeba
The first group of sailors rumored to have discovered the Canary Islands were
Phoenician
Lichen is a layer of algae sandwiched between two layers of
lichen
The Canary Islands were named for
dogs
The classification for mountain lion, puma concolor is:
species
concolor
Fungi that are growing on bread and are just visible to the unaided eye and look like miniature mushrooms are most likely:
mold
The first scientist to see the little life in a drop of canal water was
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
To keep mushrooms in the plant kingdom, scientists described mushrooms as plants without
chlorophyll
What do yeast cells consume as food?
sugar
The classification for mountain lion, puma concolor is:
family
feline:
The one who wrote Science of Botany was
Carl Linnaeus
Aristotle classified dolphins as
mammals
The classification for mountain lion, puma concolor is:
phylum
chordata
Single-celled algae that surround their cell wall with a coating of silicon dioxide are:
diatoms
The classification for mountain lion, puma concolor is:
order
carnivore
Another name for eyeteeth is _______________ teeth.
canine
The single most deadly protozoa disease is
malaria
At first, a euglena was called a plant because it
had chlorophyll
Louis Pasteur realized yeast cells were alive when he saw them
grow and reproduce
multi-cellular life that can move and has sense organs
animal
