BIOLOGY - UNIT 6: MICROBIOLOGY
Select the kingdoms where all prokaryotes are classified.
Archaea, Eubacteria
Ascomycota is an example of a kingdom.
False
Fungi are prokaryotes.
False
The fuzzy-looking structures in a mold colony are called sporangium.
False
Select the kingdoms where all eukaryotes are classified.
Fungi, Plantae, Protista, Animalia
Select reasons that members of the phylum Chytridiomycota are sometimes grouped in the kingdom Protista, rather than the kingdom Fungi.
Most members are aquatic. The reproductive cells have flagellum.
Who is credited with discovering penicillin?
Sir Alexander Fleming
mycelia
a group of hyphae
budding
asexual reproduction of yeast
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
baker's yeast
fermentation
break down of complex molecules into simpler ones
Agaricus bisporis
common edible mushroom
Ceratocystis ulmi
elm tree parasite
hyphae
multi-nucleated thread-like structures of fungi
symbiosis
mutually positive relationship between two species
rhizoids
mycelia responsible for obtaining food from non-living organic material
host
plant or animal which supports a parasite
saprophyte
plant that lives on decaying organic matter
Penicillium chrysogenum
produces common antibiotic
spores
reproductive cells which can tolerate bad conditions
fruiting
structures which house the reproductive formation
phylum
taxonomic category within a kingdom