MIC 205 EXAM 1 DAYDIFF UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

MIC 205 EXAM 1 DAYDIFF UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

Question:
1. what is a small infectious agent that can only replicate in the cells of living organisms?
Answer:
virus

Question:
2. What type of eukaryotic organism is either uni or multicellular, is photosynthetic, and has simple
reproductive strutcures?
Answer:
algae

Question:
3. what type of eukaryotic organism obtains energy by breaking bonds of other organisms?
Answer:
fungi

Question:
4. What type of fungi is multicellular, is a hyphae, and can reproduce via sexual or asexual spores?
Answer:
molds

Question:
5. What type of fungi is unicellular, and either reproduces sexually through budding or sexual spores?
Answer:
yeasts

Question:
6. This single celled eukaryote is similar to animal cells in structure, is a chemotroph, can live in water or
hosts, and reproduce asexually or sexually.
Answer:
protozoa

Question:
7. The active stage of a protozoa is ____ and the immature stage is _____.
Answer:
trophozoite, cysts

Question:
8. What is the extension from a cell called 'false feet' that originates from the internal parts of the cell?
Answer:
pseudopodia

,Question:
9. What type of cell is unicellular, lack a nuclei, reproduce asexually, and are usually found in moisture?
Answer:
prokaryotic

Question:
10. What type of prokaryotic organism have peptidoglycan in their cells walls and may or may not cause
disease?
Answer:
bacteria

Question:
11. A _____ ____ may play a role in the orientation and deposition of strands of NAG & NAM in a
peptidoglycan cell wall.
Answer:
prokaryotic cytoskeleton

Question:
12. What is a helical filament that are like tiny prickles sticking out and have fraying ends that bend into 3
arms?
Answer:
hami

Question:
13. What type of prokaryotic organism has cells walls made of polymers and are found living in extreme
environments?
Answer:
archae

Question:
14. The idea of spontaneous generation came from which ancient scientist in 350 BC, after observing
water fleas came after rain?
Answer:
Aristotle

Question:
15. In 315 AD, which state had water pipes, aqueducts, toilets, sewers, public fountains, and quarantined
for leporacy to reduce disease?
Answer:
Rome

Question:
16. During the mid 17th century, 1675, which scientist looked through SIMPLE MICROSCOPES with
fabric? He also looked at water and saw tiny animals, fungi, algae, and single celled protozoa called
'animacules'.
Answer:
antoni van leeuwenhoek

, Question:
17. Van leeuwenhoek is coined the father of _____ and _____.
Answer:
Protozoology and bacteriology

Question:
18. What term did Leeuwenhoek use to describe bacteria, he thought were small, moving, and in various
shapes?
Answer:
beasties

Question:
19. In the mid 18th century, which scientist developed a system for naming plants and animals & grouping
similar organisms together?
Answer:
Carolus Linnaeus

Question:
20. The scientific study of how living things are classified is called _____?
Answer:
taxonomy

Question:
21. Linnaeus and the taxonomy system grouped similar organisms into _____, and grouped Leewenhoeks
microorganisms into the 5 categories: small animals, fungi, protozoa, algae, and prokaryotes.
Answer:
species

Question:
22. The hierarchial system is a system of classifying organisms based on shared _____, which include
kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species. This was a two kingdom system based on
animalia and plantae.
Answer:
Characterisitics

Question:
23. Binomial nomenclature includes the ____ which is a noun capitalized, and a ____ which is an adjective
that is lowercased.
Answer:
genus, species

Question:
24. In 1965, which scientist proposed a taxonomic system based on 5 kingdoms: animalia, plantae, fungi,
protista, and prokaryotes. This conflicted grouping some photosynthesizing bacteria with plants.
Answer:
Whitaker