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Microorganisms

QuestionAnswer
What was the first antibiotic discovered? Penicillin
Who discovered penicillin? Alexander Phleming
How many cells does a virus have? None. Viruses are not living.
What domain are bacteria in? Bacteria
What domain are protist in? Eukarya
What domain are fungi in? Eukarya
What shapes can viruses be in? bricks, threads, bullets, robot-like
What nucleic acids do viruses have? DNA and RNA
What do ribosomes in viruses do? Make protein
How do viruses obtain food? from host cell
How do viruses move? on top of host cell and free swimming.
How do viruses reproduce? injects RNA or DNA into host cell, which makes more and explodes, sending more out to reproduce.
How are viruses helpful? Some viruses kill bacteria like a bacteriophage.
What shapes can bacteria come in? Sphere, rod, spiral
how many cells do bacteria have? one
What does the structure of a bacteria have? cell wall, cytoplasms, no nucleus, non-membrane bound organelles
how do bacteria obtain food? heterotroph and autotroph, chemosynthesis, take in food through cell wall
how can bacteria move? pili, flagellum
How do bacteria reproduce? asexual, binary fission, conjugation
what is conjugation? When two bacteria come together and exchange genetic material which can cause further bacteria to be resistant to antibiotics.
Wha is the name for sphere shaped bacteria? coccus(cocci)
What is the name for rod shaped bacteria? bacillus(bacilli)
what is the name for spiral shaped bacteria? Spirillum(spirilla)
what is Cyanobacteria? a helpful bacteria that helped create our atmosphere
What is a protists cell structure? unicellular, cell wall out of glucose, animal, plant, and fungi-like
What is the name for animal like protists? Protozoans
What is the name for plant like protists? algae
what is the name for fungi like protists? Mold
How do protists obtain food? can be autotrophic, heterotrophic, or both
what are diatoms? protists that made most of our atmosphere
What are cilia? Tiny hairs that propel protists
What are pseudopods? Translates to false foot and changes shape to move
How are protists helpful to the environment? part of food chain, helps with oxygen and carbon
What is the cell structure of a Fungi? cell wall made out of chiten, more animal like than plant like, most are multicellular
How to fungi obtain food/energy? heterotrophs, decomposers, hyphae grow into food sources and obsorb nutrients
how do Fungi move? Hyphae grow into the ground and move it.
how do fungi reproduce? Use spores to reproduce asexually, but sexual is when hyphae from two colonies come together
where are fungi found? everywhere but prefer moist places
What kind of protist is multicellular? algae
What kind of fungi is unicellular? yeast
What is a Eugenia? autotrophic protist that is occasionally heterotrophic
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