Microbial Life Quiz
___________________ - the process where prokaryotes absorb and integrate fragments of DNA from environment
Transformation
All alveolates have membrane-bound sacs (alveoli) beneath the plasma membrane. Their function is to act as:
air sacs
Almost all members of the supergroup Archaeplastida have what nutrional mode?
autotrophic
Bacteria reproduce by a process called ___________________ (two words).
binary fission
_________________________________ is the use of organisms to remove pollutants from soil, air, or water.
bioremediation
The three basic shapes by which prokaryotes are classified by are:
cocci, bacilli, spiral
____________________________________ are the only group of prokaryotes with plantlike, oxygen-generating photosynthesis.
spirochetes
One Current hypothesis recognizes ________________ monophyletic supergroups of Protists.
four
In the Alternation of Generation, the sporophyte generation produces spores by what process?
meiosis
Protists are categorized into three groups based on nutritional modes. These categories (as discussed in lecture) are: autotrophic, heterotrophic and _________________________.
mixotrophic