MIDTERM 1

Question 1

Name the differernt type of proteobacteria and two diseases they cause.

Answer 1

E. coli, Salmonella, Vibrio

Question 2

List the three domains of life.

Answer 2

Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya

Question 3

Define chemotropic.

Answer 3

Organisms use chemicals to create energy.

Question 4

Define heterotropic.

Answer 4

Organisms consume other organisms to create energy.

Question 5

Define phototropic.

Answer 5

Orgnaisms use light to create energy.

Question 6

Name the two different types of spirochetes and what they cause.

Answer 6

T. pallidum causes syphills and Borellia cause lyme disease

Question 7

Which bacteria is responsible for oxygen on earth?

Answer 7

cyanobacteria

Question 8

Which bacteria is the origin of mitochondria?

Answer 8

proteobacteria

Question 9

What lineages are not protist?

Answer 9

animals, fungi, and land plants

Question 10

How does bacteria reproduce?

Answer 10

binary fission

Question 11

What is the synapomorphy of a Eukaryote?

Answer 11

a true nucleus

Question 12

What is the synapomorphy for Alveolata?

Answer 12

alveoli (small sacs)

Question 13

What is the synapomorphy for Cilliates?

Answer 13

cillia (little hairs)

Question 14

What disease does plasmodium vivax cause?

Answer 14

From Apicomplexa, it causes malaria from mosquitoes.

Question 15

Name the synapomorphy for red algae.

Answer 15

High levels of phycoerythin

Question 16

Name two different types of green algae.

Answer 16

Ulva (sea lettuce) and Charophytes (stoneworts)

Question 17

What process reduces diploid cells (2n) to haploid cells (n)?

Answer 17

meiosis

Question 18

What process involves the replication of cells?

Answer 18

mitosis

Question 19

What process changes haploid cells (n) to diploid cells (2n)?

Answer 19

fertilization

Question 20

What is the shell of a diatom made up of?

Answer 20

silica

Question 21

Name the synapomorphy for Stramenopila.

Answer 21

hairy flagellum