Second Semester Biology Exam Flashcards
One reason common names are not useful to biologists is that they
can apply to more than one animal
One goal of scientists is to assign every organism a universally accepted name according to the system known as
binomial nomenclature
According to the rules of binomial nomenclature, which of the terms is capitalized?
the genus name only
Based on their names, you know that the baboons Papio annubis and Papio cynocephalus do NOT belong to the same
species
The second part of a scientific name is unique to each
species in its genus
Often, the second part of a scientific name is
a description of a trait or habitat
Which are the two highest level taxa in the Linnaean System?
Phylum and Kingdom
The grouping of organisms based on their common descent is called
evolutionary classification
In biology, a trait that arose in an ancestor and is passed along to its descendants is referred to as a
derived character
All organisms in the kingdoms Protista, Plantae, Fungi, ans Animalia are
eukaryotes
Which kingdom contains heterotrophs with cell walls of chitin
Fungi
The domain that contains unicellular organisms that live in extreme environment is
Archaea
vary greatly in size and structure
viruses
Unlike lytic viruses, lysogenic viruses do NOT
lyse the host cell right away
The instructions for making new copies of a virus are
coded in either RNA or DNA
How do viruses cause disease?
by destroying cells or affecting cellular processes
During a lytic infection, the host cell
is destroyed when it bursts
What is the basic structure of a virus?
A DNA or RNA surrounded by a protein coat
Viral diseases can be:
prevented with vaccines but not treated with antibiotics
The outer protein coat of a virus is called a
capsid
What three materials make up many viruses?
proteins, nucleic acids, and lipids
Viral infections can be prevented by vaccines, which are:
preparations of weakened or killed viruses
A lytic infection concludes with the:
bursting of the host cell
A prophage is made of
viral DNA
Bacteria and archaea differ in
the makeup of their cell walls
Know that a coccus is the figure with _______ shaped organisms attached together
ball
Which of the following can survive either with oxygen or without it?
facultative anaerobes
During what process do prokaryotes exchange genetic information?
conjugation
Prokaryotes that break down dead organisms and wastes are called
decomposers
How do bacteria cause disease?
by destroying cells and releasing toxins
Bacteria that cause disease are called
Pathogens
An unknown disease or a well-known disease that suddenly becomes harder to control is called an
emerging disease
What might people to do prevent the development of more superbugs?
They should use stronger disinfectants.
What kind of pathogen causes dumps of misfolded proteins to form in the brain?
prion
Prions differ from viruses because
prions contain no DNA or RNA
single-celled eukaryotes that are not members of the plant, fungi, or animal kingdoms
prokaryotes
move by changing shape
amoeboid movement
temporary projection of cytoplasm that causes the cytoplasm to flow forward propelling the organism forward. Used by the ameba
Pseudopods
long structures supported by microtubules that spin like propellors or whip back and forth to produce movement
flagella
example of conjugatoin
Paramecium
exchange of genetic information and then the cell goes into mitosis
conjugation
Two different life styles and structures. Alternate between haploid and diploid stages
Alternation of Generations