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Ch 13 & 14 Microorganism Study Guide
1. Define the term bacteria.
2. What are the shapes of bacteria?
3. What is the difference between anaerobic and aerobic bacteria?
4. Where can bacteria be found?
5. How can bacteria be beneficial to humans? (3 answers)
6. What is the purpose of flagellum? What is the purpose of pili? What is the purpose of cilia?
7. How are bacteria different from plant and animal cells?
8. What is the difference between fission and conjugation?
9. Define the term virus.
10. What is the difference between an active virus and latent virus?
11. Do viruses have characteristics of living organism? Why or why not?
12. What are two examples of a virus?
13. What do viruses attack and destroy? _______________
14. What do they need to carry on functions? ________________________
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15. What are the 2 ways a virus can act when it enters the cell?
16. Why are viral diseases so difficult to treat?
17. What is an antibiotic? What is a vaccine? What is an antibody?
18. Define a protist.
19. How are they divided into three groups? List the 3 groups
20. What is an example of a protozoan disease? ______________________________
21. What is an example of a pseudopod? ___________________________________
22. What caused the Great Irish Potato Famine? _____________________________
23. What is an example of a plantlike protest that produces food through photosynthesis?
24. Define a fungus. List the 4 different types.
25. What is an example of Sac Fungi? _____________________________________
26. What is an example of a Club Fungi? ___________________________________