math test
the bacteria responsible for Lyme Disease
Borrelia burgdorferi
A halophile is responsible for spoiling juices.
False
A virus is a prokaryote.
False
Members of the kingdom Eubacteria are eukaryotes.
False
Viruses are capable of replication outside the host cell.
False
Methanogens are able to live in an environment.
anaerobic
asexual reproduction in which the parent cell divides in two
binary fission
asexual reproduction of yeast by pinching-off
budding
Peptidoglycan is the material found in the bacterial that forms a molecular basis of the Gram stain.
cell wall
sexual reproduction in some protozoans
conjugation
the breakdown of complex molecules into simpler ones
fermentation
The members of the kingdom Archaea that live in the Dead Sea are known as .
halophiles
self-regulating process to maintain water level
homeostasis
a plant or animal that supports a parasite
host
Multicellular fungi are composed of thread-like structures called , which group together to form mycelia to perform specific functions.
hyphae
the rupturing of a cell
lysis
able to move independently
motile
The microorganisms commonly found living on the human skin are known as .
normal flora
an organism or substance that causes disease
pathogen
A bacteria culture that has a high concentration of in the cell wall will stain Gram-positive.
peptidoglycan
A virion is able to recognize the correct host cell when the receptor site of the virion and the viral attachment of the host cell match up.
protein
Examples of obligate intracellular parasites that can only replicate inside a host cell are:
rickettsia and viruses
The tiny exoskeleton of a diatom is mostly composed of .
silicon
a mutually positive arrangement between species
symbiosis
Bacteria share genetic material through the processes of bacterial conjugation, transduction and .
transformation
A host cell releases viruses that typically have a lipid covering called an envelope through the process of
viral budding
A pathogenic RNA molecule is called a .
viroid
the ability of a virus to cause disease
virulence
common mushrooms found in grocery stores
Agaricus bisporis
a dinoflagellate responsible for red tide off the Florida coast
Karenia brevis
a fungi known for the production of an antibiotic
Penicillium chrysogenum
Algin is a useful substance derived from brown algae.
True
One reason fungi are no longer classified as plants is the presence of chitin in their cell walls.
True
the water mold that causes late blight in potatoes
Phytophthera infestans
a protozoan known to cause malaria
Plasmodium vivax