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1. Which of the following is not a prokaryote?
A
Fungus
B
Bacteria
C
Archaea
2. What is the main characteristic of viruses?
A
They are multicellular
B
They have a nucleus
C
They require a host cell to reproduce
3. Which of the following is a protist?
A
Yeast
B
Plasmodium
C
Mushroom
4. Which of the following is a prokaryote?
A
E. coli
B
Algae
C
Paramecium
5. What is the name of the protein coat found on a virus?
A
Cell wall
B
Capsid
C
Nucleus
6. Which of the following is a characteristic of all bacteria?
A
They are unicellular
B
They are photosynthetic
C
They have a nucleus
7. What is the main difference between prokaryotes and eukaryotes?
A
Prokaryotes are multicellular, while eukaryotes are unicellular
B
Eukaryotes have a nucleus, while prokaryotes do not
C
Prokaryotes have a nucleus, while eukaryotes do not
8. Prokaryotes reproduce asexually through a process called ________.
A
conjugation
B
binary fission
C
mutation
9. What is true of all protists?
A
unicellular
B
can do photosynthesis
C
eukaryotic
10. What is a long whip-like structure that whips back and forth for movement?
A
cilia
B
pseudopodia
C
flagella
11. Mycorrhizae are associations between fungi and ____.
A
protist
B
algae
C
plants
12. Why are protists like phytoplankton important in an aquatic environment?
A
They form the base of the food chain
B
They help larger organisms digest food
C
They remove extra sodium from the water
13. Some bacterial infections can't be treated my normal means. Why is this?
A
overuse of antibiotics
B
underuse of vaccines
C
inadequate hygiene
14. Why can a person be infected by a retrovirus and not show symptoms?
A
when a virus lysis a cell, it leads to illness
B
virus genes can replicate without causing illness
C
retroviruses rarely cause illness
15. What is virus DNA embedded in bacterial DNA?
A
prophage
B
bacteriophage
C
chromosome
16. What is NOT a sign of a bacterial disease?
A
high fever
B
body chills
C
bacteria in the intestine
17. What is the symbiotic relationship between plant roots and fungus?
A
B
C
18. What is NOT true of fugus?
A
Autotrophic
B
Parastic
C
Heterotrophic
19. What is happening when two bacteria are attached by a narrow tube?
A
binary fission
B
endospore formation
C
conjugation
20. Why must flu shot be administered every year?
A
Viruses change and evolve
B
Viruses don't change over time
C
Viruses are non-living, so vaccines don't work well
21. The protist ____ lives in the guts of termites to help them digest food. In contrast, so protist are ____ that harm their hosts.
A
Plasmodium, parasites
B
Trichonympha, parasites
C
Plasmodium, symbiotic
22. The protist _____ can infect the blood stream and can cause ____.
A
Trypanosoma, giadarias
B
Trichonympha, sleeping sickness
C
Plasmodium, malaria
23. If you where to classify bacteria in to bacilli, cocci or spirilla what strategy would you use?
A
Analyze the DNA
B
Use microscope to observe colors
C
Use microscope to observe shapes
24. Bacteria are unlike other cells because.....
A
lack a nucleus
B
have organelles
C
have cell walls
25. What organism would most likely be found in a hot springs?
A
Archaea
B
fungus
C
virus
26. What type of Archaea uses hydrogen sulfide for energy?
A
heterotrophic
B
photoautotrophic
C
chemoautotrophic
27. An organism can survive when oxygen is not present WHEN NECESSARY. Which of the following describes this organism?
A
facultative anaerobe
B
obligate aerobe
C
obligate anaerobe
28. The upper and lower layers of the lichen are shown which are made up of __ which are part of the __.
A
roots, fungus
B
hyphae, fungus
C
stem, protists
29. Between the outer layers of lichen is a layer of algae or cyanobacteria. The:
A
fungus
B
protists
C
photosynthetic organism
30. A lichen is a symbiotic association between a ___ and a ___.
A
fungus, heterotrophic
B
fungus, photosynthetic
C
protist, photosynthetic