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27 Cards in this Set
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Who was the father of taxonomy? |
Carolus Linnaeus |
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How do you write the proper name of an organism? |
Genus: First letter capitalized and underlined/italics Species: all lowercase underlined/italics |
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Taxonomy hierarchy |
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What kingdom do true bacteria and prokaryotes belong to? |
Kingdom eubacteria |
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What three things are true bacteria classified by? |
1. Cell shape 2. Arrangement 3. Gram stain reaction |
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Coccus |
Spherical shape |
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Bacillus |
Rod shaped |
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Spirillum |
Wavy |
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What color is grand strain positive? |
Purple/blue |
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What color is Graham strain negative? |
Red/pink |
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Refers to cells occurring in a chain |
Strepto- arrangement |
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Refers to cells in a cluster |
Staphylo- arrangement |
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What are the four methods of nutritional gain? |
1. Photosynthesis 2. Chemosynthesis 3. Parasitic 4. Saprotrophs (decomposers) |
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What kingdom do eukaryotes belong to? |
Kingdom Protista |
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What are the 3 main types of eukaryotes? |
1. Animal like protozoans 2. Plant like algae 3. Fungi like slime molds |
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What are the characteristics of animallike protozoans (paramecium)? |
Contains oral groove, food vacuole and contractile vacuole |
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Characteristic of plant like algae (diatoms) |
Cell wall made up of silica |
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How does multicellular algae obtain energy? |
Photosynthesis |
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In green algae, what is a Volvox? |
Colonial algae (Green stuff on microscope) |
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In green algae, what is Spirogyra? |
Allows reproduction by conjugation |
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What organisms are included in Kingdom fungi? |
Molds, East, mushrooms, and mildews |
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How do most fungi gain nourishment? |
Decomposing dead hosts |
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In a lichen, what is the role of the fungus? |
To provide moisture and protein |
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In a lichen, what is the role of alga? |
Provide nourishment through photosynthesis |
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What are the characteristics of a lichen crustose? |
Crusty surface |
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What are the characteristics of a lichen foliose? |
Raised and leaf-like |
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What are the characteristics of the lichen fruiticose? |
Thin branchlike and sticking up |
