BIO 1080, Chapter 5, The Microbial World

Which of the following is an important classification of viruses?

All of the above are important

What is a way in which microbes obtain energy necessary for life?

All of the above are ways microbes obtain energy.

Which of the following is NOT a protozoan?

Dinoflagellates

The domain Archaea are often called extremophiles because they are often found living in places where one would not expect to find life. Arachaea have been found in all of the following, EXCEPT:

In outer space

Which of the following is NOT true about cyanobacteria?

They belong to the domain Archaea.

Which of the following in NOT true about diatoms?

They propel themselves with a flagella.

Nitrogen fixation, which is done by cyanobacteria, converts gaseous nitrogen (N2) which is unavailable as a nitrogen source to primary producers, into ammonium NH4+.

True

Zooxanthellae are:

a species of dinoflagellates that live in close association with corals.

Fungi:

are all of the above.

Prokaryotes differ from viruses because _______.

prokaryotes are enclosed by a protective cell wall.