Practical Lab 1 Flashcards
What are the three domains of life?
Archaea, bacteria, Eukarya
Which domains are prokaryotic? Which are eukaryotic?
Bacteria and archaea are prokaryotic. Eukarya are eukaryotic
What are the main internal structures of bacteria?
Loop of DNA called nucleoid region May have small plasmids as well as ribosomes Have peptidoglycan in their walls
What is the form of asexual reproduction used by bacteria? The sexual?
Asexual - binary fission Sexual - Conjugation
What are the three main heterotrophic bacteria?
Decomposers, pathogens, symbionts
What are the three shapes of bacteria? Describe.
Cocci - spherical Bacilli - Rods Spirilla - spirals/corkscrews
Which bacteria are gram positive? Why?
Large amount of peptidoglycan in walls turns it purple and means it’s gram positive Small amount of peptidoglycan in walls leaves it pink or red and means it is gram negative
Cyanobacteria are otherwise known as?
Blue green algae
Cyanobacteria are ________trophic
Autotrophic
Identify the structure indicated by the arrow
heterocyst
What are the three ways that cyanobacteria align themselves?
Colonies Filaments Single cells
Define heterocyst?
Nitrogen fixing piece on cyanobacteria
What are the three main types of protists?
Algae (plant-like) Protozoa (animal-like) Fungal like
Describe dinoflagellates
Plate like cellulose segments (theca), two flagella, large blooms = red tide
Describe euglenids
Spiral/crystalline rod, flexible pellicle outside, mixotrophic (both auto and heterotrophic), use phagocytosis and asexual reproduction
Describe diatoms
Unique glass-like wall, strong, component of diatomaceous earth
What are Chlorophytes otherwise known as?
Green algae
What are the three basic morphological types of chlorophytes?
Unicellular, colonial, filamentous
Describe unicellular chlorophytes
Light and too big to eat
Describe colonial chlorophytes
Heavy, may secrete mucilage
Describe Filamentous chlorophytes
Cellular differentiaton with the division in 1/2/3 planes. The third plane represents division of labour amoungst areas (one part anchors, etc.)
What are the primary features of plasmodial slime molds?
They use cytoplasmic streaming to move along a damp forest floor in a mass of cytoplasm called plasmodium. It is coenocytic (multinucleate) and has many nuclei in one cell.