Chapter 13
Which of the following is not a way fungi can obtain food?
autotrophic
Which of the following consist of prokaryotic cells?
bacteria and archaea
The most common form of reproduction in bacteria is:
binary fission
Prokaryotes stain as Gram-positive or Gram negative because of differences in the _______.
cell wall
Which polysaccharide is usually found in the cell walls of fungi?
chitin
Which explains the engulfment of one cell by another such that the engulfed cell survives and both cells benefit?
endosymbiosis
Which term explains organisms that feed on dead organisms?
saprobe
Prokaryotes lack the following cell feature:
nucleus
What event is thought to have contributed to the evolution of eukaryotes?
oxygenation of the atmosphere
An organism that lives on or in another organism and feeds on it, often without killing it, is called a ____.
parasite
Prokaryotes that obtain their energy from the sun are called _____.
phototrophs
Which of the following represents a unicellular fungus?
yeast
Scientist use the endosymbiosis theory to explain the origin of ____________.
Eukaryotes
The body of most fungi is composed of a mass of hyphae called a _____________.
Mycelium
Animal-like protists are characterized by which of the following?
They are heterotrophs.
Archaea differ from bacteria, except for the following characteristic
They are prokaryotes.
Why are algae called the plant-like protista?
They carry out photosynthesis.
Which of the following is not characteristic of fungi?
They lack cell walls.
Fungi are used commercially to produce which of the following item?
all of the above
Which organism is not a protist?
fungus