Part 2: Main Groups

Question 1

Which group of organism affects the central nervous system, and results in several types of neurodegenerative diseases?

Answer 1

prions

Question 2

Which group of organism is known to cause disease in humans?

Answer 2

bacteria

Question 3

Which group of organism is comprised of only one type of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA)?

Answer 3

viruses

Question 4

Which main groups of organisms are procaryotes?

Answer 4

Procaryotes

1. ) Bacteria
2. ) Archaea

Question 5

Which group of organism are simple, single celled organisms that can infect a variety of organisms?

Answer 5

Bacteria

Question 6

Which group of organism usually possess flagella or cilia for locomotion?

Answer 6

Protozoa

example = malaria

Question 7

Which group of organism can survive extreme environmental conditions and are not known to cause disease in humans?

Answer 7

Archaea

Question 8

Can prions be inherited?

Answer 8

yes

Question 9

Which main groups of organisms are eucaryotes?

Answer 9

Eucaryotes

1. ) Algae
2. ) Fungi
3. ) Protozoa
4. ) Parasitic worms (helminths)

Question 10

Which group of organism contains some protein?

Answer 10

viruses

Question 11

Which group of organism is composed of only protein?

Answer 11

prions

Question 12

Which main groups of organisms are acellular?

Answer 12

acellular

1. ) Viruses
2. ) Prions

Question 13

Which group of organism affects the nervous system?

Answer 13

prions

Question 14

Which group of organism is very small?

Answer 14

Viruses

(smaller than bacteria)