Test 1 Flashcards
expensive ascomycetes
truffles
a virus that attacks bacteria
bacteriophage
a ciliated protozoa
paramecium
may be an ‘extremophile’
archaea
have silica tests
radiolarians
an infectious protein
prion
made of hyphae
mycelium
African trypanosomiasis
sleeping sickness
‘invented’ binomial nomenclature
Carl von Linnea
killed millions world-wide in 1918-1919
Pandemic Influenza
have membrane-bound organelles
eukaryote
fungal reproductive structure
mushroom
virus that can cause AIDS to develop
HIV
single-celled organism that lacks a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles
prokaryote
first to produce O2 from photosynthesis
cyanobacteria
(T/F) Bacteria are always anaerobic.
false
(T/F) Improper wound care can lead to gas gangrene.
true
(T/F) Malaria is an example of a disease with a complicated life cycle.
true
(T/F) Euglenoids are simultaneously both heterotrophs and autotrophs.
true
(T/F) Consuming safe drinking water is an important way to prevent cholera.
true
(T/F) Taxonomy is the art of ‘stuffing’ dead animals.
false
(T/F) If a physician tells you to keep a wound clean and dry, you should probably do as they suggest.
true
(T/F) Sampling cannibalistic meals while on vacation visiting tripes in Papua New Guinea is a good idea.
false
(T/F) Viruses come in a variety of shapes, including some that look like ‘space-ships’.
true
(T/F) Once Pasteur discovered bacteria could cause disease, great advancements in medicine quickly followed.
true
(T/F) Anaerobic bacteria thrive in the presence of oxygen.
false
(T/F) In vertical gene transfer, 2 bacteria may transfer DNA via a sex pilus.
false
(T/F) Archaea often cause human disease.
false
(T/F) Endosymbiosis theory suggests that mitochondria were once free-living organisms.
true
(T/F) It is always easy to tell the difference between edible and toxic mushrooms.
false
Which of the following is the largest?
HIV (the virus that leads to AIDS) // RNA molecule // a single E. coli bacterium cell // an amoeba // a prion
a single E. coli bacterium cell
Viruses have which of the following?
cytoplasm // nucleus // ribosomes // DNA or RNA // all of the above // none of the above
DNA or RNA
Which of these is not a commonly found bacteria shape?
bacillus // coccus // spirillum // amoeboid
amoeboid
In binomial nomenclature, the most specific level is the ___.
species
Heterotrophic bacteria get carbon from ___.
organic sources
Protozoa are defined as eukaryotes that are NOT what 3 things?
a plant, fungus, or animal
Give an example of a disease caused by a virus.
influenza
Give an example of a disease caused by bacteria.
cholera
Of the diseases or conditions we discussed in class, which is the one you would LEAST like to personally experience?
kuru
