25 questions
Which is NOT a main part of a virus?
Capsid (protein envelope)
Nucleus
Nucleic Acid (DNA or RNA)
All of the following are unicellular eukaryotes EXCEPT
bacteria
amoeba
euglena
paramecium
"Coccus" means a bacterial cell is shaped like a
rod
spiral
sphere
hexagon
Prokaryotic means the organism is
small
unicellular
without a nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles
disease causing
Which of the following is the term for "false feet"--the bulges of cytoplasm that amoeba use to move?
cilia
pseudopodia
flagella
prosthetic
Protists that are more plant-like because they photosynthesize are called:
zooplankton
protozoan
krill
algae
A relationship that involves two different species of organisms that live together and usually benefit each other is
parasitism
binary fission
mycology
symbiosis
The study of fungi is
mycology
microbiology
fungology
gross
Euglena are photosynthesizing protists that move with a long, whip-like tail. The whip-like structure is
a cilium
a flagellum
a pseudopod
hair
Which is NOT a disease caused by bacteria?
black plague
tetanus
strep throat
athlete's foot
All bacteria have
a cell membrane and cell wall
a cell membrane and capsule
a cell membrane and slime layer
a cell membrane and a nucleus
A chain of rod-shaped bacteria would be called
streptobacillus
streptococcus
staphylobacillus
staphylococcus
Lichen are made of a relationship between which TWO organisms?
amoeba and fungi
algae and fungi
algae and bacteria
paramecium and algae
The tops of edible mushrooms are called
stolons
rhizoids
hats
caps
Which organism can reproduce asexually by spores?
amoeba
euglena
fungi
humans
Photosynthesizing bacteria that used to be called blue-green algae are
ugly
cyanobacteria
streptococcus
desmids
A substance made of algae that is added to ice cream to make it smooth is
agarose
cyanobacteria
diatoms
carrageenan
Viruses are alive.
true
false
Viruses are cured by antibiotics.
True
False
Bacteria are cured by antibiotics.
True
False
Penicillin is an antibiotic that was made from
bacteria
protists
viruses
fungi
The term that means an organism is capable of causing disease is
symbiotic
pathogenic
benign
ethical
The French scientist who was known for identifying that bacteria cause food to spoil and for developing a technique called pasteurization to preserve foods was
Joseph Lister
Alexander Fleming
Dr. Semmelweis
Louis Pasteur
The thread-like cells that make up fungi are called
hypha
cilia
flagella
filaments
Which part of the mushroom is where spores are made?
Cap
Gills
Stipe
Mycelial threads