Prokaryotes

Question 1

What are two major groups of prokaryotes?

Answer 1

Bacteria and archae

Question 2

Compare the size of a eukaryotic cell, a bacterium and an archae?

Answer 2

Eukaryotes are 10x larger than the bacteria, bacteria are 10x larger than archae

Question 3

What are some of the differences between eukaryotes and prokaryotes

Answer 3

Organelles, size, extremists

Question 4

How do some prokaryotes move?

Answer 4

Flagella or cilia?

Question 5

What are endoscopes? What are they good for?

Answer 5

Endospores are prokaryotic cells that are surrounded by a thick cell wall, allows cells to survive in inhospitable habitats.

Question 6

What are extremophiles? Name two examples.

Answer 6

Mathonofiles, thermofiles

Question 7

What are pathogens?

Answer 7

Cause disease

Question 8

What is bioterrorism

Answer 8

Using biological agents as a terrorist threat

Question 9

What is bioremediation?

Answer 9

Remove pollutants. Ex: bacteria that eats oil

Question 10

What are protists?

Answer 10

Eukaryotes that don’t belong to plants, animals or fungi. Ex: protozoan(animal like), algae( plant like), ameba (fungus like)

Question 11

What are slim molds?

Answer 11

Fungus like protists

Question 12

Name two reproductive barriers that will maintain species boundaries?

Answer 12

Behavioral isolation, mating time, habitat isolation mechanical incompatibility, gamete incompatibility, hybrid weakness