Bio Test 1 Flashcards
1
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Carolus Linnaeus believed that species remained fixed in the form in which they had been created. Which of the following concepts are inconsistent with Linnaeus’s model of classification:
Taxonomy
nested, increasingly inclusive
Hierarchical classification
Phylogenies
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Phylogenies
2
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Which of the following taxonomic categories contain all the others listed?
Class
genus
order
family
Species
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class
3
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In which type of classification system are names assigned only to groups that include a common ancestor and all of its descendants
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a system based entirely on evolutionary history
4
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Select the correct statement about phylogenetic trees
PhyTrees always show increased branching representing increased diversity over time
PhyTrees may expand quickly to maximum width and then narrow over time
All PhyTrees are similarly shaped
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PhyTrees may expand quickly to maximum width and then narrow over time
5
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animals that possess homologous structures probably
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evolved from the same ancestor
6
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analogous structures are similar because
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the species underwent silimar mutations from similar events
7
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Some beetles and flies have antler-like structures on their heads, much like male deer. The existence of antlers in beetles, fly, and deer species w strong male-male competition is an example of what
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Convergent evolution
8
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The term convergent evolution is most applicable to wich of the following characteristics?
the fur that covers Austrialian and US moles
The layer of fat found under skin of mammals like dolphins/polar bears
Presence of opposable thumbs in humans/chimps
Wing of bat/Chicken
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Wing of Bat/Chicken
9
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Which of the following pairs is the best example of homologous structures
Bones in bat wing vs bones in human forlimb
Shape of dorsal fin in dolphins/sharks
Winds of owl/hornet
Eyelessness of Australian/US mole
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Bones in bat wing vs bones in human forlimb
10
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By Definitions, a clade is _____
Para/Poly/monophyletic
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Monophyletic
11
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Systematics have used a wide variety of traits to reconstruct the phylogenies of groups of orgs. What is used to estimate a phylogeny?
A
Morphological characteristics and DNA sequence
12
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To apply parsimony to constructing a phylogenetic tree, choose the tree:
in which the branch points are based on as many shared derived characters possible
assumes all evolutional changes are equally probable
fewest branch points
represents the fewest evo changes
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represents the fewest evo changes
13
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Three living species X, Y, Z share common ancestor T, so do extinct species U and V. A grouping that consists species T, X, Y, and Z, but not U or V is a ________ group
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ParaIphyletic
14
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if you were using cladistics to build a phylogenetic tree of cats, which of the following would be the best outgroup:
Lion, wolf, leopard, or domestic cat
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Wolf
15
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Which of the following statements is accurate with regard to a phylogeny as represented by a phyloTree
Shared ancestral characters are excellent traits to use in developing a phylogeny
A monophyletic group can be properly based on convergent features
Members of the same clade likely share many derived characters
The ancestrial group often has all the derived characters of the descendant species
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Members of the same clade likely share many derived characters
16
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Which of the following taxa are problematic when the goal is to construct phylogenies that accurately reflect evolutionary history
Paraphyletic
Polyphyletic
Monophyletic
Poly + Para
A
Poly and Para
17
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What is the function of fimbriae
A
they are used to attach the cell to its substrate or to other prokaryotes
18
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Which characteristics allows this bacterium to adhere to the intestinal lining?
A
Fimbraie
19
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A bacterium has the following characteristics:
- It adheres to the human intestinal lining using a feature that protects it from phagocytes, bacteriophages, and dehydration
- It can survive being boiled
- It contains no plasmids and relatively little peptidoglycan
Which of the following statements best describe the cell wall of this bacterium?
- Gram Neg
- It has an outer membrane of lipopolysaccharide.
- It is mostly composed of cross-linked polysaccharide
- ts innermost layer is composed of a phospholipid bilayer.
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It has an outer membrane of lipopolysaccharide.
20
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The total biomass of _______ is approximately ten times the total biomass of ________________
(Eukaryotes/Prokaryotes)
A
Prokaryotes, eukaryotes
21
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Which of the following statements correctly answers how the large amount of genetic variation observed in prokaryotes arises?
1. The mutation rate in prokaryotes is much higher than in eukaryotes.
2. They have extremely short generation times and large populations.
3. They can exchange DNA with many types of prokaryotes by way of horizontal gene transfer.
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2 and 3
22
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Which process leads to genetic recombination by the introduction of viral DNA into a bacterium?
A
transduction
23
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Bacteria that live around deep-sea, hot-water vents obtain energy by oxidizing inorganic hydrogen sulfide belched out by the vents. They use this energy to build organic molecules from carbon obtained from the carbon dioxide in seawater. These bacteria are __________.
A
chemoautotrophs
24
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What is an obligate anaerobe
A
poisioned by O2
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What is the difference between autotrophs and heterotrophs
their source of carbon
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A bacterium that lives in the human intestine derives its nutrition by digesting the contents of the intestine. Which mode of nutrition best describes this bacterium?
anaerobic chemoheterotroph
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The prokaryotic organisms most likely to be found living in salt ponds are the __________.
extreme halophiles
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Which of the following statements is true?
Archaea and bacteria have identical membrane lipids.
The cell walls of archaea lack peptidoglycan.
No archaea are capable of using CO2 to oxidize Upper H2, releasing methane.
Prokaryotes have low levels of genetic diversity.
the cell walls of archaea lack peptidoglycan
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While examining a rock surface, you have discovered an interesting new organism. Which of the following criteria will allow you to classify the organism as belonging to Bacteria but not Archaea or Eukarya?
The lipids in its plasma membrane consist of glycerol bonded to straight-chain fatty acids.
Cell walls are made primarily of peptidoglycan.
The organism does not have a nucleus.
It can survive at a temperature over 100°C.
Cell walls are mainly peptidoglycan
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Assuming that each of these prokaryotes possesses a cell wall, which ones are expected to be most strongly resistant to significant water loss in hypertonic environments?
extreme halophiles
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An ecological relationship between organisms of different species that are in direct contact can best be described as __________.
symbiotic
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Which of the following describes a bacterium that lives in the human intestine and causes disease?
symbiotic pathogen
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If all prokaryotes on Earth suddenly vanished, which of the following would be the most likely and most direct result?
bacteriophage numbers would dramatically increase
there would be no more pathogens
the recycling of nutrients would be greatly reduced
human populations would thrive in the absence of disease
the recycling of nutrients would be greatly reduced
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Which domain consists of all the organisms whose cells have true nuclei?
Eukarya
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What is secondary endosymbiosis
An organism containing an endosymbiont is engulfed by another organism and becomes an endosymbiont
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Plastids that are surrounded by more than two membranes are evidence of
secondary endosymbiosis
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The chloroplasts of land plants are thought to have been derived according to which evolutionary sequence?
cyanobacteria -> green algae -> land plants
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What characteristics are common among all protists
Eukaryotic
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An individual mixotroph loses its plastids, yet continues to survive. What best explains this organism's continued survival?
It engulfs organic material by phagocytosis or by absorption
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Which protists have chloroplasts (or structures since evolved from chloroplasts) thought to be derived from ancestral green algae?
chlorarachniophytes
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Each mitochondrion has its own ________ supporting the hypothesis of the endosymbiotic origin of mito
DNA molecules
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Which of the following are two groups that are adapted to anaerobic conditions and contain modified mitochondria that lack DNA?
apicomplexans and forams
gymnamoebas and slime molds
dinoflagellates and diatoms
diplomonads and parabasalids
chlorophytes and radiolarians
diplomonads and parabasalids
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Trypanosome infections evade attacks by host immune systems through which of the following mechanisms?
production of new cell-surface proteins with a different molecular structure by each new generation
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Many parasitic members of the excavates lack plastids and have highly reduced mitochondria. These parasites typically live in _____ (High/Low)-oxygen conditions
low
therefore loss of genes for plastids and mitochondria did not result in lower fitness.
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What mitigation strategies would be best in drug-resistant strain of Plasmodium
widespred, frequent use of single drug in patients infected w malaria
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A sign on the beach states,"Beach Closed, Red Tide". The organisms interfering with your use of this beach are probably __________.
dinoflagellates
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Many types of foraminiferans form a symbiotic relationship with __________.
algae
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When a mosquito infected with Plasmodium first bites a human, what is the first process carried out by the Plasmodium?
the cells infect the human liver cells
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What is the ecological role of apicomplexans
parasites of animals
apicomplexan(imals)
50
How many flagella do dinoflagellates have
2
51
A porous test (shell) of calcium carbonate, through which pseudopodia protrude, is characteristic of which of the following groups of organisms?
Foraminiferans
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You have discovered a new species aquatic protist that is a primary producer. It cannot swim on its own. It appears to be resistant to physical damage from wave action due to the presence of a glass-like wall. Which of the following organisms would this organism be most like?
diatom
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brown seaweed grows in ________ and undergoes ____ alternation of generations
shallow, cold water
heteromorphic
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Healthy individuals of Paramecium bursaria contain photosynthetic algal endosymbionts of the genus Chlorella. The Chlorella provide their hosts with glucose and oxygen, and P. bursaria provides its Chlorella with protection and motility.
Which term best describes the symbiotic relationship of well-fed P. bursaria to Chlorella?
mutualistic
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Ciliates like Paramecium typically reproduce asexually. Which process in Paramecium results in genetic recombination but no increase in population size?
conjugation
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In a recent study, researchers found that carbon dioxide was pumped to the ocean floor after adding a small amount of iron to the water. Which of the following organisms was likely responsible for this result?
diatoms
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Which group is correctly paired with its description?
diatoms-important consumers in aquatic communities
diplomonads-protists with modified mitochondria.
red algae-acquired plastids by secondary endosymbiosis
apicomplexans-producers with intricate life cycles
Diplomonads-> Protist with modified mito
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Green algae and plants are placed in the same phylogenetic group. Which of the following statements presents evidence to support this classification?
similarities in chloroplast structure and pigment composition
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Slime molds and fungi were once included in the same taxonomic group due to some specific similarities in morphology and lifestyle. These two groups are now classified in different taxonomic groups. How would you describe these similarities now that the two groups are classified separately?
the similarities are examples of convergent evolution
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Which of the following types of protists causes the potentially fatal disease dysentery?
Entamoeba histolytica
(Enta History)
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You have discovered that some members of an aquatic species of motile, photosynthetic protists have evolved to become parasitic to fish. They gain the ability to live in the fish gut, absorbing nutrients as the fish digests food. Over time, which of the following phenotypic changes would you expect to observe in this population of protists?
loss of motility
loss of chloroplasts
gain of a rigid cell wall
gain of meiosis
loss of chloroplasts
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Healthy individuals of Paramecium bursaria contain photosynthetic algal endosymbionts of the genus Chlorella. In addition, P. bursaria also ingests bacteria.
Which term most accurately describes the nutritional mode of healthy P. bursaria?
mixotroph
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In asexual reproduction, do the gametes fuse?
no
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Suppose two species live in close contact with each other. One species benefits by eating the tissues of the other, and the other is harmed (by having its tissues consumed). The ecological interaction between these species is an example of
parasitism and symbiosis.
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The main difference btw plants and fungi is that fungi are _____trophic, but plants are ____trophic.
Fungi are heterotrophic, but plants are autotrophic.
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Fungi obtain nutrients through _____.
absorption
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The body of most fungi consists of threadlike __________, which form a network called a __________.
hyphae, mycelium
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An important example of interaction between fungi and certain other organisms is mycorrhizae, in which the fungal partners _____.
help plants take up nutrients and water
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What are the filamentous mats formed by most fungi called?
mycelia
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If all fungi in an environment were to suddenly die, then which group of organisms is most likely to benefit, due to the fact that its fungal competitors have been removed?
prokaryotes
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A fungal spore germinates, giving rise to a mycelium that grows outward into the soil surrounding the site where the spore originally landed. Which of the following accounts for the outward growth of the mycelium?
cytoplasmic streaming in hyphae
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Which of the following statements describes an adaptive advantage associated with the filamentous nature of fungal mycelia?
an extensive surface area well suited for invasive growth and absorptive nutrition
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Some fungal species live in plants and can kill herbivores that feed on the plant. What type of relationship does this fungus have with its host?
mutualistic
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What sexual processes in fungi generate genetic variation?
karyogamy and meiosis
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At which stage of a basidiomycete's life cycle would reproduction be halted if an enzyme that prevented the fusion of hyphae was introduced?
plasmogamy
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Plasmogamy can directly result in which of the following types of cells?
heterokaryotic cells or dikaryotic cells
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Which of the following describes a reproductive strategy in yeast?
they pinch off "bud cells" that are smaller than the parent cell
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The closest relatives of fungi are thought to be the
animals
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Which of the following describes the evolution of multicellularity in fungi and animals?
convergent evolution
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Chitin is a long-chain polymer derived from glucose. It strengthens cell walls of fungi and the outer covering (exoskeleton) of arthropods (including crabs, shrimps, and insects). The presence of chitin in these groups is likely the result of which of the following processes?
convergent evolution
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Almost all of the members of which phylum form arbuscular mycorrhizae in a mutualistic partnership with plants?
phylum MUcoroMYcota
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Which of the following structures carries out sexual reproduction in ascomycetes?
ascocarps
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You observe the gametes of a fungal species under the microscope and realize that they resemble animal sperm. To which of the following groups does the fungus belong?
chytrids
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Which of the following types of fungi often live in the digestive tracts of sheep and cattle?
chytrids
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Which of the following statements describes the relationship between a fungus and a photosynthetic microorganism in a lichen?
the fungus provides the photosynthetic microorganism a suitable environment for growth
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A billionaire buys a sterile volcanic island that recently emerged from the sea. Seeding the island with which of the following would most likely accelerate the development of conditions that would support plant growth?
lichens
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Which of the following best describes the physical relationship of the partners involved in lichens?
Photosynthetic cells are surrounded by fungal hyphae.
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define phylogeny
Evolutionary History
Constructed via systematics (focus on classification)
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what is the system of naming species? What are the parts
Binomial Nomenclature
Genus + specific epithet
All Italic, Genus capital epithet lowercase
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Order of hierarcy in order (8)
domain, Kingdom, Phylum, class, order, family, genus, speices
[Dear King Philip came over for good soup
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what is a named group of organisms
Taxon
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Phylo Trees use ____ and _____________ to organize evolutionary history
DNA and Protein signals
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What is a clade
a group that includes ancestrial lineage and ALL descendants (1 ancestor, mono)
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In a phylo tree, what is the ancestral population from which all the other species originate called
root
95
In a phylo tree, a branching point
from the ancestral
population is called
Node
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What is a sister taxon
organisms that share an ancestor that no other org shares
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What are homologies
phenotypic and genetic similarites due to shared ancestors
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What is an analogy
similarites between organisms due to convergent evolution (similar env pressures=similar adaptations)
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What is the difference between Homologies and analogy
Homologies share ancestors while analogy share environmental pressures
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What animal does Linnean system and phylo disagree on
Birds being in its own class (aves) and reptiles in class reptilia, while phylo has them both under reptilia
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When reconstructing phylo trees, should you use homologies or analogies?
Homologous characters
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Approach to systematics where organisms are grouped into clades using common ancestors
Cladistics
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A taxon is considered a clade if its _____phyletic
monophyletic
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Monophyletic
Paraphyletic
Polyphyletic
Mono: 1 tribe
Para: Ancestral species and some (NOT ALL) of its descendants (short some)
Poly: Most recent common ancestors is not part of the clade (too many)
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What are characteristics that originate in the ancestor and is present in all descendants
Shared ancestorial characters
EX:Vertebral column
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Evolutation novelty that is unique to a particular clade but not necessarily the ancestor
Shared derived characteristics
can also include the loss of a characteristic
EX: Hair in mammals
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What is the difference btw shared ancestorial and shared derived characteristics
Ancestorial characteristics came from the ancestor, but the ancestor didn't necessarily have the characteristics, but the rest of the clade did.
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a species or group of species from an evolutionary
lineage that is known to have diverged before the lineage that contains the group
of species being studied
outgroup
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Maximum parsimony
investigates the simplist phylo tree organization
Helps with the growing # of spieces
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T/F: Phylo tree is a hypothesis
true
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What domain are Prokaryotes in
Bacteria and Archeria
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Cell wall function
maintain cell shape and protection
Prevents bursting in hypertonic environment
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What are cell walls made of in Plants, fungi, and bacteria
Plants: cellulose
Fungi: Chitin
Bac: Peptidoglycan (main diff btw bacteria and archaea)
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What color is gram pos and neg and what do each represent
Pos: stain purple
Neg: pink
Positive= thick peptido layer=less complex=bateria
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What is a capsule in bacteria
dense, well defined or slime layer
sticky outermost layer that adheres to substrate
protects against dehydration and host attacks
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What are endospores
extremely durable for lack of water
(can be boiled)
can be dormant for years when not in hostile environments
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What are fimbrae
hair like structure that allows substrates to stick to eachoteher
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What % of prokaryotes can move and direct movement towards a stimulant
50%
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Where on a cell are flagella? how many can there be?
can be all over cell surface or concentrated and either end
mannnnyy
120
How do prokaryotes reproduce? how do they get genetic diversity?
asexually
Diversity comes from rapid reproduction and mutations + DNA replication errors
Binary Fission
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What are the 3 types of genetic recombination and how do they occur?
Transformation: Uptake of foreign DNA
Transduction: phages/virus carry prokaryotic genes from 1host to another
Conjugation: DNA is transferred between 2 prokaryotic cells that are temporarily joined (Only travels from donor to recipient)
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Obligate aerobe
obligate anarobe
facilitated anarobe
Microaerphile
Ob AE: must have O2 to grow
Ob ANA: O2 is letal
Facilitated ANA: Can use O2 but can also ferment (prefers O2)
Microaerphile: Only like a small amt of O2
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Which is bigger, eukaryote cells or prokaryote cells
eukaryotes
124
Heterotroph
Relies on organic compounds
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Are proteobacteria gram neg or gram pos? Pathogenic or nonpathogenic
negitive
nonpatho
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What is the second largest discovered bacteria
Largest?
Thiomagnta Namibiensis
Thiomargarita magnifica
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3 pathogenic Proteobacteria
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
* Causes gonorrhea
Vibrio cholerae
* Causes cholera
Helicobacter pylori
* Causes stomach ulcers
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Spirochetes
Shape?
Neg or Pos?
Filaments?
Patogenic or no?
spiral-shaped, gram negative heterotrophs, with flagellum-like filaments
Most are free-living but some are severely pathogentic
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2 Spirochete (pathogenic)
reponema pallidum (syphilis)
Borrelia burgdorferi (Lyme disease)
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2 types of archaea extremophiles
Halo=likes salt
thermo=high temp
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What archaea release methane as a by-product of how they obtain energy
mehogens
132
3 types of symbiosis
Mutualism: both benifit
Commensalims: one benefits and the other is not harmed/helped
Parasitism: parasite harms host
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What domain are nucleus and membrane bound organelles
eukaryotes
134
Some _______________trophic prokaryotes function to decompose
chemoheterotrophic
135
all the pathogenic prokaryotes known to date are _______
bacteria
136
Cytoskeleton
structural support and change shape as growth occurs in eukaryotes
137
what shape is DNA in eukaryotes and prokaryotes
Eu: Linear
Pro: Circular
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Protists are more related to ______________ that other protists
other kingdoms
139
Most Eukaryotes are _____
protists
140
How can protists reproduce?
asexual and sexual
141
Endosymbiosis
Main example
1 organism can live inside the cell of another
mitochondria
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Photosynthetic ___________ evolved into ______ creating photosynthetic protists such as algae
Photosynthetic cyanobacterium evolved into plastids
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What is a supergroup
A large group of orgs that share a common ancestor and unique characteristics
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3 groups in supergroup Excavata
Diplomandads, parabasilids, eglenozoans
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Diplomonads
plastids? mito?
O2?
Supergroup?
lacks plastids and has reduced mitochondrion
Lack ETC and can't use O2 for energy (anaerobic)
Have 2 Nuclei
In supergroup excavata
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Parabaslids
characterized by?
mito?
Supergroup?
characterized by parabasal organ (similar to golgi)
Have reduced mito -> some energy anaerobically
Supergroup excavata
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Euglenozoans
nutrition?
Supergroup?
flagellated protist
Include predatory heterotrophs, photosynthetic autotrophs, and pathogenic parasites
supergroup Excavata
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What are the 2 most studied groups of euglenoids
kinetoplasts and euglenoids
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What is the defining trait of kinetoplasts
What group is it in?
What can it cause? how is it carried?
(within group euglenoids)
Large, single mito that contains a mass of DNA called kinetoplasts
Causes trypanosoma (Sleeping sickness/Chageas disease), carried by tsetse fly
Uses bait and switch (changes surface protein to confuse immune system)
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What is the defining characteristic of euglenozoans?
What group is it in?
How does it get nutrition?
Within group euglenoids
has a pocket on one end where flagella emerge
Has an eyespot to detect light
Mixotrophs preforms phagocytosis
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3 groups within Supergroup SAR
Stramenopiles, Alveolates, Rhizarians
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Stramenopiles
Flagella?
Ecological factor?
Supergroup?
covered in hairlike flagella and is an important photosynthetic organism
Supergroup SAR
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3 kinds of Stramenopiles
Diatoms
Brown Algae
Oomycetes
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What are Diatoms
Group? Supergroup?
unicellular algae
has glass-like walls (protect from crushing pressure)
makes 20-30% of air we breath
Stramenopiles, supergroup SAR
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What is the largest and most complex algae
What causes it's color?
Group? Supergroup?
Brown Algae
carotenoids
In group stramenopiles, , Stramenopiles, Supergroup SAR
156
Is algae a plant?
Seaweed?
NO
157
Root like structure in algae
Holdfast
158
Stem like structure in algae
Stipe
159
Leaf like structure in algae
Blade
160
Sporophytes and Gametophytes
In algae
Sporo: Diploid individual produces haploid spores
Game: Produce gametes
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What is heteromorphic and isomorphic
Hetero: Structurally different Sporophytes and gametophytes
Iso: Structurally the same
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What are oomycetes
Cell wall?
Hyphae? Plastids?
Group? Supergroup?
Egg-fungus/water molds/water rust
Cell wall has cellulose
Branching hyphae
No plastids (decomposers), no photosynthesis
In group Stramenopiles, Straminopile, supergroup SAR
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What is the defining characteristic of Alveolates? 3 types?
characterized by alveoli (membrane-bound sacs)
Supergroup SARS
Dinoflagellates, Apicomplexans, Ciliates
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Dinoflagellates
Structure?
Causes?
Subtype?
Group? Supergroup?
Reinforced cellulose plates
Causes Red tide
Noctilnea- Bioilluminecense
Group Alveolates, Supergroup SARS
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Apicomplexins
reproduction?
Causes....
Most parasites in animals
Spread via sporozites
Sexual and asexual
Causes malaria
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Lifecycle of Malaria
1. Mosquito bites
2. develops in the liver (asexual, asymptomatic)
3. moves to RBC and continues to grow (symptomatic)
4. punctures RBC; some continue to infect other RBC, some become M/F and infect mosquitoes that bite the host,
5. Infects mosiqutos (sexual)
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Ciliates
Movement?
Group? Supergroup?
Cilia for movement + feeding
ciliary beating: gradual, slow, controlled movement
Group alveolates, Supergroup SAR
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Defining Characteristics of Group Rhizarians
3 types?
Mostly ameoba
Pseudopodia (fake feet) alter shape to move
radiolarians, Forams, Cercozoans
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Radiolarians
Skeleton?
nutrition?
Group? Supergroup?
Symetrical w internal skeleton made of silica
Pseudopodia
Can eat micro-orgs that attach to feet
In group Rhizarians, Supergroup SAR
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Forams/Foraminferans
surrounding structure?
Group? Supergroup?
"Little Holes"
Porus shell called tests made of single organic material, hardened w calcium carbonate
Pseudopida comes out of pores
Photosynthetic symbiotic algae within tests
In group rhizarians, Supergroup SAR
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Cercozoans
found?
nutirence?
Subtype?
Found in water
Mostly parasitic and predators
Chlorarachniophytes: mixotrph, ingest small protists + photosynthesis
some have entosymbiosis
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Cytoplasmic streaming
used by?
carrying the captured prey into the main part of the cell
Used by radiolarians who use feet to capture prey
173
Diff btw parasite and preditor
Parasite: attach
Pred: chase
174
Supergroup Archaeplastids
Have plastids from 2ndary endosymbiosis
Heterotrophic protists
Red/Green Algae
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What supergroup is red, green, and brown algae in
Red/Green: archaeplastids
Brown: SAR
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Red Algae (Rhodophytes)
Color?
Where?
Whats its parasite?
Flagella?
Supergroup?
Phycoerythrin covers green of chlorophyll
Shallow water mainly, deep water=more red
Algae w/ no phycoerythrin parasite off it
NO FLAGELLA, relies on current
Supergroup Archaeplastids
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what is the reproductive difference btw red and green algae
Red doesn't have flagella and relies on current
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Green Algae (viridiplante)
2 types?
Structure?
Supergroup?
Closely related to plants, similar pigment makeup)
2 types: Charophytes and chlorophytes
Supergroup Archeaplastids
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Main similarity btw green algae and plants
similar pigment composition
180
Chlorophytes Algae
where?
reproduction
examples (4)
Group? Supergroup?
Freshwater
sexual and asexual
Chlamydomonas, Pediestrum
Ulva, Caulerpa
Green Algae-> Archeaplastids
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live independently as phytoplankton or symbiotically w other eukaryotes
Group? Subgroup?
Chlamydomonas Algae
Chlorophyte-> Green Algae
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Pediestrum Algae
form?
Group? Subgroup?
Pond algae
independent cells in colony
Chlorophyte-> Green Algae
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Ulva Algae
structure?
Group? Subgroup?
Sea Lettuce
have blades and holdfast
multicellular body
Chlorophyte-> Green Algae
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Caulerpa Algae
where?
cell type?
Group? Subgroup?
intertidal
1 cell w multiple nuclei
"one big super cell"
Chlorophyte-> Green Algae
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What kind of green algae is most like plants
charophytes
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Supergroup Unikonta
Main clades?
Animals, fungi, and some protists
Amoebozoans (protists) and Opisthokonts
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Amebozoans
shape?
2 sub
Supergroup?
Lobe/tube-shaped pseudopodia
includes entamoeba and slime molds
Supergroup unikonta
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Slime molds
reproduce?
Group? Supergroup?
like fungi
Make fruiting bodies
Amebozoans, supergroup unikonta
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Plasmodial slime mold
Color?
mass?
nutrition?
Reproduction?
Group? Supergroup?
Bright yellow
form a mass called plasmodium
extend pseuopodium and preform phagocitosis
shoot out spores and hope for best
amebozoans, supergroup unikonta
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Cellular slime mold
where?
reproduction?
Group? Supergroup?
forest floor
during fruiting body, stalks dry out and die, spreading seeds
amebozoans, supergroup unikonta
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Entameobas
causes?
Group? Supergroup?
Symbiotic parasites
causes amoebic dysentery
amebozoans, supergroup unikonta
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Opsthokonts
Whats in the group?
Supergroup?
animals, fungi, more protists
Supergroup unikonta
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how do fungi spread spores
fruiting body
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What are hyphae
important multicellular filament in fungi
Network of tiny, connected filaments that make up mycelium
divided by crosswalls
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How do fungi get nutrients
absorbed thru hyphae
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Hydrolytic enzymes
breaks down molecules into smaller organic compounds
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Mycelium
network of hyphae
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What is a unicellular fungi
yeast
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All growing energy in fungi go to .....
hyphae
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Specialized hyphae can feed on ....
can feed on live animals
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what are Arbuscules and what do they do?
Mycorrhizae?
branching hyphae that allow
fungi to exchange nutrients
with living plants
My: fugal 'roots' Mutually beneficial relationships between fungi and plant roots
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2 types of Mycorrhizal (mutualistic) Fungi
how do they work?
Ectomycorrhizal fungi: Form sheaths of hyphae
over the surface of a root
Arbuscular mycorrhizal
fungi: Extend arbuscules through
the root cell wall and into
tubes formed by
invagination
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In Fungi, sexual reproduction happens when hyphae from 2 different mycelia release ________
pheromones
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For fungi, if 2 different mating types are present and compatible then.....
hyphae will extend
toward source of
pheromone and fuse (syngamy)
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Define Plasmogamy
First step of Fungi lifecycle
the union of the cytoplasm of two parent mycelia
2+ Nuclei
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What are the stages of the fungi life cycle (Sexual)
Asexual?
Plasmogamy, Karyogamy, meiosis, germination
As: Meiosis, germination
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Karyogamy
2nd Step of fungi lifecycle
2 nuclei from plasmogamy fuse to form a diploid zygote
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Many Fungi reproduce asexually
by growing as _______. Producing haploid spores by mitosis (what we usually call “_______”)
filamentous fungi
Molds
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If fungi don’t have sexual
repro then they are ________
deuteromycete
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Which of the eukaryotic groups are fungi are most closely related to?
animals
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What are the 7 fungal lineages
Cryptomycetes, Microsporidians, Chytrids, Zoopagomycetes, Mucoromycetes, Ascomycetes, Basidiomycites
(Ask zoo basid much micro crytpo chy)
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Cryptomycetes Fungi
Ana/Aerobic?
How many cells
Flagella?
Aerobic and anaerobic
Unicellular
Flagellated spores
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Microsporidians Fungi
Nutrition?
Ecological factor?
Parasite
Collapse colonies of bees
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Chytrids Fungi
Nutrition?
Flagella?
Amphibian Parasite
Flagellated
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Zoopagomycetes Fungi
How many cells?
Nutrition
reproduction & Flagella?
Special Characteristic
Multicellular
Parasitic or symbiotic
reproduce asexually by
producing non-flagellated
spores
zygosporangium –
houses and protects zygote
during sexual reproduction
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Mucoromycetes
What does it do?
Rots food
Black Bread mold
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Ascomycetes
reproduction?
Name of fruiting body?
"Sac fungi"
Produce spores (ascospores)
in saclike structures called asci
Fruiting body = ascocarp
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Basidiomycites
Example?
Name of fruiting body?
How long does it take & why?
Include mutualists that form
mycorrhizae and two groups
of destructive plant parasites
- Common mushrooms
Fruiting body = basidiocarp
Concentrates growth to hyphae= fruiting body in just a few hours
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All plant species harbor symbiotic _________ (harmless fungi or
another organism) that live inside leaves or other plant parts
endophytes
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What is a common example of A symbiotic association
between a photosynthetic
microorganism and a fungus
lichen
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general term for an
infection of an animal by a
fungal parasite
Mycosis
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Which structure enables eukaryotes to change their shape as they feed, move, or grow
Cytoskeleton
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Why has the kingdom "Protista" become a 'non-true' kingdom amongst many scientists
Bc protists are more closely related toother eukaryotic kingdoms than other protists
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Trypanosoma uses a mechanism called 'bait-and-switch' to evade the immune system. What does this mean
they switch their surface protiens
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Brown algae have plant-like structures. Which is closest to a stipe
stem
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Where do plasmodium spp. conduct sexual reproduction
in the mosquito gut
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Rhodophytes (red algae) exhibit red coloration due to the photosynthetic pigment called _______
phycoerthrin
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What characteristics do most fungi species share
how they take up nutrition and how they grow
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Fungal cell wall is strengthened by chitin bc....
nutrient absorption leads to water uptake into hyphae
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What is it called when the haploid nuclei fuse and produce diploid cell during fungal sexual reproduction?
karyagamy
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Linnaean system vs. phylogenetic trees. How do they differ and how
are they similar?
Linnaeus classified organisms based on morphology
Phylogeny is the evolutionary history of a group of related organisms.
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What causes strep
Streptococcus pyogenes
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What causes syphilis
Treponema pallidum
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What causes Lyme Disease
Borrelia burgdorferi
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What is Anthrax's scientific name
Bacillus anthracis
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Found in soil
Used to develop antibiotics
Streptomyces spp
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How are fungi similar to animals? How do they differ?
Heterotrophs like animals
Absorb food vs ingest food
