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