QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What do all cells have in common? - ANS DNA, RNA, Proteins & Enzymes, Cell Membrane,
ATP (energy)
What do eukaryotes have that prokaryotes don't? - ANS nucleus, organelles, RNA processing
what bacteria grows best below 20 degrees? - ANS psychrophiles
what bacteria grows best between 20-50 degrees? - ANS mesophiles
what bacteria grows best over 50 degrees? - ANS thermophiles and hyperthermophiles
what is an example of an acidophile? - ANS helicobacter pylori: causes peptic ulcers, and if
left untreated, gastric cancer
what are spores and what can they do? - ANS reproductive cell formed by bacteria that can
grow with the absence of water
what are halophiles? - ANS archaea that can grow in high levels of salt
do all bacteria require oxygen to live? - ANS no, anaerobic bacteria do not need oxygen to
survive
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, what can cyanobacteria do? - ANS cyanobacteria can grow in the absence of nutrients: gain
their energy through photosynthesis
what life form occupied earth first? - ANS prokaryotes
what are some types of archaea and where do they live? - ANS thermoacidophiles (hot
springs), methanogens (digestive system), halophiles (sea).
what is yeast? - ANS eukaryotic unicellular organism
where can yeast be found? - ANS baking (aerobic), alcohol (anaerobic), yeast infections
what are molds and where are they used? - ANS filamentous fungi with mycelial structure,
used in creation of antibiotics and citric acid
what is mycelium? - ANS highly branched system of tubes containing mobile cytoplasm and
nuclei
what are protozoa? - ANS unicellular eukaryotic organisms that lack a cell wall
what are some beneficial roles of protozoa? - ANS digestion and removing bacteria from
wastewater
what are viruses? - ANS complexes of nucleic acids and proteins, parasites of cellular life
what do viruses contain? - ANS DNA/RNA, Protein coat for protection, and lipid envelope
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