Little Seen Kingdoms (chapter 11) Flashcards

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Which of the following does not belong with the other 3?:
A. Flagellum
B. Coccus
C. Spirillum
D. Bacillus
A

Flagellum

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How do viruses reproduce?

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By being reproduced by infected cells

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Fungi and bacteria are important in the natural environment because they:

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Decompose wastes

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Which kingdom contains tiny unicellular or colonial organisms called algae and protozoans?

A

Protista

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All fungi produce what?

A

Spores

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A lichen is an organism that is made of:

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A fungus and an alga

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T/F a virus is even smaller than a bacterium.

A

T

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T/F bacteria are more helpful than harmful,

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T

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T/F algae can perform photosynthesis.

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T

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T/F a cell in a colony would die if it were separated from the colony.

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F

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T/F pseudopodia are found in amoebas.

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T

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T/F an amoeba surrounds and engulfs its food.

A

T

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T/F the gills on a mushroom are used for gas exchange.

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F

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T/F mycorrhizae are parasitic relationships between plant roots and fungi.

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F

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T/F the antibiotic penicillin comes from a fungus.

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T

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Suppose you discover a new organism that contains chlorophyll and cells organized into filaments but not into tissues. In which kingdom would you classify it?

A

Protista

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Name one human disease caused by Protozoa.

A

Malaria or African sleeping sickness

17
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What is a fungus or organism that absorbs food from dead material?

A

Saprophyte

18
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Interferon is a chemical your body produces to protect you from what?

A

Viruses

19
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Name the 5 parts of a mushroom.

A

Stalk, gills, cap, spores, hyphae

20
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What is the kingdom that contains true bacteria and Cyanobacteria ?

A

Eubacteria

21
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What was once know as blue-green algae?

A

Cyanobacteria

22
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No prokaryote has this organelle:

A

Nucleus

23
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What is a nucleic acid surrounded by a protein coat?

A

Virus

24
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What is the kingdom whose members live in extreme environments?

A

Archaebacteria

25
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What is a rod shaped bacteria?

A

Bacillus

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What is a spiral shaped bacteria?

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Spirillum

27
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What is bacteria arranged end to end in long chains?

A

Strep

28
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The animal like protists:

A

Protozoa

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The plant like protists

A

Algae

30
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Long whiplike hairs

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Flagella

31
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Short hairlike projections

A

Cilia

32
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Most abundant food in the ocean

A

Plankton

33
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An overpopulation of dinoflagellates

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Red tide

34
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Asexual reproduction in Spirogyra

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Fragmentation

35
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A type of sexual reproduction

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Conjugation