Microorganisms

Question 1

Coccus

Answer 1

Spherical bacteria

Question 2

Bacillus

Answer 2

Rod-shaped bacteria

Question 3

Spirillum

Answer 3

Spiral shaped bacteria

Question 4

Diplo-

Answer 4

Two

Question 5

Strepto

Answer 5

Chains

Question 6

Staphylo

Answer 6

Clusters

Question 7

Lytic cycle

Answer 7

Time during which virus penetrates cell, injects its DNA, and controls host cell

Question 8

Virulent

Answer 8

Viruses that replicate by the lytic cycle, killing their host cell

Question 9

Bacterial lawn

Answer 9

Plated culture

Question 10

Plaque

Answer 10

Clearing in the lawn due to virus lysing bacyeria

Question 11

Provirus

Answer 11

Virus that lies dormant and undergoes lysogenic cycle

Question 12

Lysogenic cycle

Answer 12

Virus undergoes latent period, in which it’s DNA is integrated into host cells DNA without causing immediate harm.

Question 13

Superinfection

Answer 13

Host cell undergoes several types of infection

Question 14

Example of lysogenic cycle

Answer 14

HIV

Question 15

Fungi are eukaryotic or prokaryotic?

Answer 15

Eukaryotic

Question 16

Bacteria are eukaryotes or prokaryotes?

Answer 16

Prokaryotes

Question 17

Fungi are diploid or haploid? How do they reproduce?

Answer 17

Both.

Asexually - fission, sexually - spores

Question 18

2 types of parasites

Answer 18

Helminths and Protozoa

Question 19

Helminths

Answer 19

Parasitic worms (tape/roundworms)

Question 20

Protozoa

Answer 20

Unicellular eukaryotes that have many different features

Question 21

Understand nitrogen cycle, carbon cycle, and photosynthesis as it relates to micro organisms :)

Answer 21

You can do this!

Question 22

Transformation

Answer 22

Acquiring DNA from environment

Question 23

Transduction

Answer 23

Given DNA by a phage

Question 24

Conjugation

Answer 24

DNA transfer between bacterial cells

Question 25

Carbon cycle

Answer 25

Transfer of carbon from plants to fossil fuels to CO2 in air back to plants