Little Seen Kingdoms (chapter 11) Flashcards
Which of the following does not belong with the other 3?: A. Flagellum B. Coccus C. Spirillum D. Bacillus
Flagellum
How do viruses reproduce?
By being reproduced by infected cells
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 what?
Spores
A lichen is an organism that is made of:
A fungus and an alga
T/F a virus is even smaller than a bacterium.
T
T/F bacteria are more helpful than harmful,
T
T/F algae can perform photosynthesis.
T
T/F a cell in a colony would die if it were separated from the colony.
F
T/F pseudopodia are found in amoebas.
T
T/F an amoeba surrounds and engulfs its food.
T
T/F the gills on a mushroom are used for gas exchange.
F
T/F mycorrhizae are parasitic relationships between plant roots and fungi.
F
T/F the antibiotic penicillin comes from a fungus.
T
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?
Protista
Name one human disease caused by Protozoa.
Malaria or African sleeping sickness
What is a fungus or organism that absorbs food from dead material?
Saprophyte
Interferon is a chemical your body produces to protect you from what?
Viruses
Name the 5 parts of a mushroom.
Stalk, gills, cap, spores, hyphae
What is the kingdom that contains true bacteria and Cyanobacteria ?
Eubacteria
What was once know as blue-green algae?
Cyanobacteria
No prokaryote has this organelle:
Nucleus
What is a nucleic acid surrounded by a protein coat?
Virus
