CH 2 Flashcards
(40 cards)
This theory states that mitochondria were once separate organisms prior to being engulfed by another cell
endosymbiosis theory(c)
Anoxic
Environment without Oxygen(E)
Anaerobic
Respiration without oxygen(C)
Phototroph
Uses light as energy(B)
Extremophile
Extreme loving(A)
Halophile
Salt loving(D)
Prokaryotes have the ability to form a ____ in order to protect themselves from the environment, and keep dentists in business
Biofilm(C)
Gram positive bacteria have this structure
Peptidoglycan rich cell wall(B)
Prokaryotes acquire genetic material from the environment in
transformation(C)
If a new virus were to take off and infect 99% of the earths population, it would be considered a
Pandemic(B)
If those that were not infected were immune due to a mutation, the mutation would be considered an
adaptation(B)
The________, _______, was responsible for at least 2 major pandemics on Earth, the last called the “Black Death”
Bacteria, Yersinia pestis(C)
There is one bacteria species we talked about that both causes large death tolls in wildlife, and is used as a beauty product, it is ____
Clostridium botulinum(A)
A major health concern dealing with natural selection in Bacteria due to mismanagement of human activities is
Antibiotic resistance(C)
If we are using prokaryotes to clean an oil spill we are conducting
Bio-remediation(C)
The new population of critters are now isolated and are now no longer experiencing
gene flow(B)
We could say that the origin of our new population was due to a
Founder event(A)
As the population saw selection for both extremes of a characteristic we could say that it underwent
Disruptive selection(B)
In the future we could say that there are now 2 species that have arisen through
allopatric speciation(A)
Our island population broke away from a mainland population, this is an example of a
Fact(A)
Which is not an assumption of the Hardy-Weinberg principle
Genetic Drift(D)
Commensalism
Harmless bacteria that live on your skin(D)
Mutualism
Beneficial bacteria live in your gut(A)
Parasitism
Acne causing bacteria live in your pores(C)