Pre-quiz Questions for Exam 3 Flashcards
A prokaryotic species is defined as a group of closely related organisms that breed among themselves. True or False?
False
In _______________ typing, bacteria are classified based on the types of viruses that can infect them.
phage
Polymerase chain reaction can be used to identify microorganisms even when it is not possible to culture the organisms in the lab. True or False
True
_________________________ are used in identification through a series of questions that have two possible answers each.
Dichotomous keys
Viruses are classified as prokaryotes. True or False?
False
Viruses are not classified as part of any of the three domains. True or False?
True
A eukaryotic species is defined as a group of closely related organisms that breed among themselves. True or False?
True
__________________ are maps that show evolutionary relationships among organisms.
Cladograms
The largest phylum of the Bacteria is the:
Proteobacteria
Many archaea are extremophiles. True or false?
True
The genus __________________ includes filamentous bacteria that can form asexual spores on the end of aerial filaments.
Streptomyces
The bacterium, Epulopiscium, has a volume a million times larger than that of E. coli. True or False?
True
The genus __________________ has some of the most complex life cycles found in bacteria, including the production of fruiting bodies.
Stigmatella
Myxococcus xanthus
Myxococcus
The bacterium, Epulopiscium, has a volume a million times larger than that of E. coli. True or False?
True
___________________ is the study of fungi.
Mycology
The structure used by large multicellular algae to attach to surfaces is called the _______________________.
holdfast
Silica is found in the cell walls of ______________________.
diatoms
Cross-walls found in the hyphae of some fungi are called:
septa
Unicellular algae that are free-floating, including those that cause paralytic shellfish poisoning, are collectively called ______________________.
dinoflagellates
Mushrooms are found in the:
Basidiomycetes
The genus ___________________ is interesting because these protozoa contain chloroplasts and a bright red eyespot.
Euglena
The genus __________________ is the cause of a roundworm disease that is contracted by humans who eat poorly cooked pork from infected pigs.
Trichinella
The amoebas use by extending projections called ________________.
pseudopods
The segment that makes up the body of a cestode is called a:
proglottid