Unit 4A Checking Concepts

_______________is the first word in an organisms scientific name

genus

A __________ is one of the branching, threadlike tubes that make up the bodies of multicellular fungi

hyphae

A ________ consists of the mutualistic relationship of a fungus and either algae or autotrophic bacteria

lichen

________________ is a from of symbiosis that benefits both species

mutualism

What three ways does the fungus get food?

1. Hyphae grows into food 2. chemicals digest and breakdown food 3. hyphae absorbs

___________is a whip like structure that helps a cell to move

flagellum

A __________ is a structure that produces spores of a fungus

fruiting bodies

_________ are eukaryotes that have cell walls and are heterotrophs

fungi

List the major levels of classification, starting with the highest level:

9. domain 10. kingdoms 11. phyla 12. classes 13. orders 14. families 15. genera 16. species

List the 3 domains of living organisms

Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya

__________________is an organism whose cell contains a nucleus

Eukaryote

What is a spore producing structure in a fungus called?

Fruiting body

List the 5 kingdoms of living organisms

Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantai, Animalia

How do bacterial cells differ from plant and animal cells

No nucleus, and scattered DNA

A dense area in a cell that contains nucleic acids is a________________

Nucleus

Another word for plant like protists__________

algae

A process in which one bacterium divides to form 2 identical bacterial cells is called_______________

binary fission

_______________is a naming system developed by Carolus Linnaeus

binomial nomenclature

_________ is a form of asexual reproduction in yeast that does not require the production of spores

budding

_____________ are hair like projections of ciliates that are used to sweep in food and move

cilia

The process of grouping things based on their similarities is called_______________

classification

List the 3 shapes of bacteria

cocci, bacillus, spirochete

A process in which one bacterium transfers genetic material into another bacterial cell is called_______________________

conjugation

What is a lichen?

consists of a fungus and either algae or autotrophic bacteria

___________ is a structure that collects excess water and expels it from a cell

contractile vacuole

_________is an organism that breaks down the large chemicals in dead organisms

decomposers

List the 6 plant like protists

diatoms, dinoflagellas, euglenoids, red algae, green algae, brown algae

A small thick walled resting cell that forms inside a bacterial cell is________________

endospore

The process of heating food of to a temperature that is high enough to kill most harmful bacteria without changing the taste of the food is called ___________________

pastuerization

An organism whose cell lacks a nucleus is called_____________________

prokaryote

A eukaryote that cannot be classified as an animal, plant or fungus is called a _________

protist

An animal like protist is called a______________

protozoan

A temporary bulge of the cytoplasm used for feeding and movement is called_____________

psuedopods

List the 4 protozoans in kingdom Protista

sarcodines, ciliates, duflagellates, sporozoan

____________ is a process in which 2 parents combine genetic material to produce a new organism that differs from both parents

sexual reproduction

___________ is a group of organisms that can mate and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce

species

___________ is a tiny cell that is able to grow into a new organism

spore

A close relationship between two species that benefits at least one of the species is called ____________

symbiosis

The scientific study of how things are classified_________________

taxonomy

Give 2 reasons why protists do not fit into bacterial, plant, animal, fungus kingdoms

they vary in size, and are more complex than other kingdoms

List the 3 fungus like protists

water molds, downy molds, slime molds