Topics Covered: Mitosis, Meiosis, Protists, Bacteria, Viruses
1.
Why do cells undergo mitosis?
2.
Why do cells perform meiosis?
3.
Tell what mitosis does the number of chromosomes that a cell has.
4.
What does meiosis do to the number of chromosomes that the cell has?
5.
List the stages of mitosis and describe what happens during each phase.
6.
How is mitosis different from meiosis?
7.
When does cytokinesis occur?
8.
Define the following: a.
Haploid b.
Diploid c.
Centromere d.
Chromosomes e.
Nondisjunction
9.
What makes up the mitotic spindle?
10.
What is the importance of crossing over during meiosis?
11.
What are the three main shapes of bacterial cells?
12.
What are the three major arrangements of bacterial cells?
13.
Describe the structure of a virus.
14.
What are the two reproductive cycles of viruses? How are they different?
15.
Describe the three ways that bacteria get food? (Hint: Autotroph, heterotroph…)
16.
What are the differences between eubacteria and archaebacteria?
17.
For the following consider the Euglena, Amoeba, Paramecium, and Volvox: a.
How does each get food? b.
How does each move? c.
How does each reproduce?
18.
Name three ways that bacteria can be helpful to humans.
19.
Are viruses ever helpful to humans? If so, how?
20.
Are viruses living or not? Explain.
21.
What was the first antibiotic?
22.
Who discovered the first antibiotic?
23.
What are antibiotics used to treat?
24.
Why should you always complete your antibiotic prescription?
25.
Define the following terms: a.
Dose b.
Potency c.
Pathogen d.
Carrier e.
Host f.
Vector g.
Carcinogen h.
Anti-microbial i.
Biotechnology
26.
What is antibiotic resistance and how does it come about?
27.
Know the difference between resistance and immunity.
28.
Give three examples of diseases caused by bacteria.
29.
Give three examples of diseases caused by viruses.
30.
What are some positives and negatives of antibiotics?
** Make sure to review the diagrams of mitosis and meiosis and the cycles of viral reproduction!