Unit 1 review sheet Flashcards
Do organisms grouped in the same class have the be in the same order
no
Is it true that there’s more diversity and members of the same order compared with members of the same genus
yes
What is a saprobe (saprophyte)
A group of fungi that acts as decomposers
What is the difference between hyphae and mycelium
Hyphae are clusters of cells in a fungus that grow in a branch-like design; mycelium are large groups of hyphae.
What is the function of hyphae ad mycelium
They spread to other places to get more nutrients
Name the reproductive structure above ground in a fungus
mushroom
How are fungi useful
Medicine and food, cycle nutrients and decompose
How are fungi harmful
Cause disease
How are fungi different from plant
Their cell walls are made of chitin and they are heterotrophs
What is a symbiotic relationship
the organisms help each other
Describe an example of symbiosis with fungi
The Dutch Elm disease
States and describe 2 adaptions that plants have for living on land
cuticle– an outer layer that hold the water in
stoma–a small opening in the epidermis of the plant that allows gas exchange so the plant can take in small amounts of co2
Name and describe how a bacteria cell reproduces sexually
conjugation
Name and describe how a bacteria cell reproduces asexually
binary fission
are miosis and conjugation the same thing
yes
What is the difference between the lytic and lysogenic cycle for the reproduction of viruses
lytic- ends up breaking host cell
lysogenic- stays dormant then replicates and ends up lytic
most gram bacteria are gram positive or negative?
Positive
Why are they mostly positive in the gram test?
because of the thick outer layer of the peptidoglycan
What is a thermophilic
an extreme thermophile only live and thrive in warm temps
What is heterotrophic bacteria
uses organic chem. from other organism