BIO 210 Exam 1 Lecture questions with
answers
what is a microorganism? what are some examples? - answersmicroorganism-
organisms that are too small to be seen with the unaided eye
examples- bacteria, archaea, fungi
define pathogenic - answersthe term used to describe a disease-causing microorganism
who developed the formal system for classifying and naming organisms? -
answerscarolus Linnaeus
each organism has two names, the first name is the ______ and the second name is
the _____. - answersgenus, species
how are the names of organisms written? - answersgenus is 1st and capitalized,
species is 2nd and lowercase
written in italics if typed or underlined if handwritten
main characteristics of bacteria - answers-prokaryotic
-peptidoglycan cell wall
-hetero or autotroph
-unicellular
-asexual
main characteristics of archaea - answers-prokaryotic
-pseudomurin cell wall
-heterotroph
-unicellular
-asexual
main characteristics of fungi - answers-eukaryotic
-chitin cell wall
-heterotroph
-unicellular (yeast) or multicellular (mold/mushrooms)
, -asexual or sexual
main characteristics of protozoan - answers-eukaryotic
-lacks cell wall
-usually heterotroph
-unicellular
-asexual or sexual
main characteristics of algae - answers-eukaryotic
-cellulose cell wall
-autotroph
-unicellular or multicellular
-asexual or sexual
main characteristics of helminth - answers-eukaryotic
-lacks cell wall
-heterotroph
-multicellular
-asexual or sexual
why are viruses considered to be non-living? - answersthey are acellular (not made up
of living cells)
what are helminths? - answersflat worms and round worms
carl woese proposed that organisms may be classified into one of three different
domains by analysis of their _____. - answersrRNA
what are the three domains proposed by carl woese? - answersbacteria, archaea,
eukarya
who was the first to report that living things were composed of little boxes of cells from
looking at cork? - answersRobert Hooke
who was the first to look at living microorganisms with a microscope? - answersAnton
van Leeuwenhoek
define spontaneous generation - answersliving organisms arise from nonliving matter
define biogenesis - answersliving organisms arise from preexisting life
describe the experiment performed by Redi - answers-maggots don't arise from
decaying meat
-biogenesis
-a sealed jar with decaying meat produced no maggots
-an unsealed jar with decaying meat produced maggots
answers
what is a microorganism? what are some examples? - answersmicroorganism-
organisms that are too small to be seen with the unaided eye
examples- bacteria, archaea, fungi
define pathogenic - answersthe term used to describe a disease-causing microorganism
who developed the formal system for classifying and naming organisms? -
answerscarolus Linnaeus
each organism has two names, the first name is the ______ and the second name is
the _____. - answersgenus, species
how are the names of organisms written? - answersgenus is 1st and capitalized,
species is 2nd and lowercase
written in italics if typed or underlined if handwritten
main characteristics of bacteria - answers-prokaryotic
-peptidoglycan cell wall
-hetero or autotroph
-unicellular
-asexual
main characteristics of archaea - answers-prokaryotic
-pseudomurin cell wall
-heterotroph
-unicellular
-asexual
main characteristics of fungi - answers-eukaryotic
-chitin cell wall
-heterotroph
-unicellular (yeast) or multicellular (mold/mushrooms)
, -asexual or sexual
main characteristics of protozoan - answers-eukaryotic
-lacks cell wall
-usually heterotroph
-unicellular
-asexual or sexual
main characteristics of algae - answers-eukaryotic
-cellulose cell wall
-autotroph
-unicellular or multicellular
-asexual or sexual
main characteristics of helminth - answers-eukaryotic
-lacks cell wall
-heterotroph
-multicellular
-asexual or sexual
why are viruses considered to be non-living? - answersthey are acellular (not made up
of living cells)
what are helminths? - answersflat worms and round worms
carl woese proposed that organisms may be classified into one of three different
domains by analysis of their _____. - answersrRNA
what are the three domains proposed by carl woese? - answersbacteria, archaea,
eukarya
who was the first to report that living things were composed of little boxes of cells from
looking at cork? - answersRobert Hooke
who was the first to look at living microorganisms with a microscope? - answersAnton
van Leeuwenhoek
define spontaneous generation - answersliving organisms arise from nonliving matter
define biogenesis - answersliving organisms arise from preexisting life
describe the experiment performed by Redi - answers-maggots don't arise from
decaying meat
-biogenesis
-a sealed jar with decaying meat produced no maggots
-an unsealed jar with decaying meat produced maggots
