Bacteria

Question 1

what structure contains the ameba’s DNA

Answer 1

the nucleus

Question 2

how does an ameba reproduce

Answer 2

goes through mitosis

Question 3

what disease is caused by the ameba

Answer 3

Amebic Dysentery

Question 4

during unfavorable conditions, an ameba forms a

Answer 4

cyst

Question 5

to what kingdom does the ameba belong

Answer 5

kingdom protista

Question 6

how are protozoans classified

Answer 6

by how they move

Question 7

are euglena unicellular or multicellular

Answer 7

unicellular

Question 8

what kingdom do euglena belong to

Answer 8

kingdom protista

Question 9

what organelle carries out photosynthesis

Answer 9

chloroplasts

Question 10

define autotrophic

Answer 10

can make its own food

Question 11

define heterotrophic

Answer 11

must consume food

Question 12

what is the eyespot used for

Answer 12

find bright areas to gather sunlight to make food

Question 13

what is the function of the contractile vacuole? what would happen if the cell did not have this organelle.

Answer 13

helps the cell membrane excess water; take in so much water it’ll explode

Question 14

what is the funnel like depression on the pellicle called

Answer 14

oral groove

Question 15

how do paramecia regulate their water content

Answer 15

contractile vacuoles

Question 16

how do paramecia move

Answer 16

cillia

Question 17

what is the function of the macronucleus

Answer 17

controls most of the metabolic reactions

Question 18

what is the function of the micronucleus

Answer 18

involved primarily in reproductive and hereditary

Question 19

what do paramecia use for defense

Answer 19

trichocysts

Question 20

where can you find paramecia

Answer 20

moist environment

Question 21

where does digestion occur in a paramecium

Answer 21

in the food vacuoles

Question 22

cell

Answer 22

basic unit of life

Question 23

prokaryotes

Answer 23

• single celled
• no nucleus
• no membrane bound organelles

Question 24

eukaryotes

Answer 24

• single or multi-celled
• one or more nuclei
• membrane bound organelles

Question 25

structures within the cell, each with a specific function

Answer 25

organelles

Question 26

2 domains

Answer 26

bacteria/ eukarya

Question 27

6 kingdoms of life

Answer 27

- protista - eubacteria - fungi - plant - animal

Question 28

what characteristics do all prokaryotes have in common

Answer 28

lack a nucleus and membrane bound organism

Question 29

what is the best know prokaryote and where can they be found

Answer 29

eubacteria; found everywhere on surfaces and in the soil

Question 30

name the 2 kingdoms for prokaryotes

Answer 30

- eubacteria | - archaebacteria

Question 31

name the 2 bacteria domains

Answer 31

archaea; bacteria

Question 32

where are the bacterial members of the domain archaea found

Answer 32

found in extreme environments, like hit sulfur springs and thermal vent in ocean floor

Question 33

what are thought to be the oldest organisms on earth

Answer 33

archaeabacteria

Question 34

are all bacteria heterotrophic

Answer 34

no

Question 35

what bacteria lives in our gut to help digest food

Answer 35

E.coli

Question 36

what is the function for most bacteria and how is this helpful to them

Answer 36

heterotrophic; rely on other organisms to provide them with food

Question 37

name several food products made with the help of bacteria

Answer 37

cheese; yogurt

Question 38

give any example of a photosynthetic bacterium

Answer 38

cyanobacteria

Question 39

three shapes of bacteria

Answer 39

cocci (round) bacilli (rod) spirilla (spiral)

Question 40

what two parts of a bacterium determine its shape

Answer 40

cell wall

Question 41

how does an ameba move

Answer 41

by stretching its cytoplasm into fingerlike extensions called pseudopodia

Question 42

name 2 structures that aid bacteria in movement

Answer 42

pili ; flagella

Question 43

what covers the outside of all prokaryotes

Answer 43

cell wall

Question 44

what is the function of pili

Answer 44

to help it stick to surfaces

Question 45

what structure, if present, let bacteria be motile

Answer 45

flagella

Question 46

describe the chromosome (DNA) of bacteria be motile

Answer 46

single stranded loop in cytoplasm

Question 47

what is the purpose of ribosomes

Answer 47

produce protein

Question 48

DNA

Answer 48

code for life

Question 49

pili

Answer 49

helps stick to surfaces

Question 50

cell wall

Answer 50

structure and support

Question 51

cell membrane

Answer 51

controls what goes in and out of cell

Question 52

ribosomes

Answer 52

produce protein

Question 53

flagella

Answer 53

helps it move

Question 54

contractile vacuole

Answer 54

gets rid of excess water

Question 55

nucleus

Answer 55

controls the cell

Question 56

food vacuoles

Answer 56

digest food

Question 57

pseudopodia

Answer 57

helps it move