science chapter 1 and 2 study guide

A plant grows toward the light. The plant’s action is an example of

What are examples of indirect contact that spreads some infectious disease?

Many bacterial diseases can be cured using

How does a vaccine work?

What structures are always found in bacterial cells?

What contribution of Charles Darwin had a major impact on classification?

What are the roles of bacteria that live in human bodies?

A change that an organism reacts to is called

Which domains include only prokaryotes?

Which of the following characteristics do all plants share?

Describe an active virus and an inactive viruse

What characteristics of viruses makes them useful in gene therapy

The best treatment for most viral infections is

Taxonomic keys can be used to help determine the

What directly provides energy for a virus?

The experiments of Redi and Pasteur helped to demonstrate that

Endospores from during

The term “antibiotic resistant” refers to bacteria that

What is found in the cytoplasm of bacteria cell?

The gradual change in species over time is called

What is a virus’s coat made of and what is it’s function?

An organisms scientific name consists of

In what ways do scientists get information about the evolutionary history of species?

When two organisms share many classification levels then they

Which is the most abundant chemical found in living cells?

Why do scientist organize living things into groups?

What is a spontaneous generation?

What important role do bacteria called decomposed play?

Characteristics of the Kingdom Plantae

To survive on earth, the first cells needed the ability to

What could you use to identify an organism?

Viruses are considered to be nonliving because they

Characteristics of the Protista

One characteristic used to place organisms into kingdoms is

You have a cold, but your doctor will not give you an antibiotic, because

Organisms are placed into different domains based on what characteristics

what are all the living things need to survive

Homeostasis refers to, an organism’s

What are infectious diseases that are transmitted by an animal bite?

What is taxonomy?

Which classification level is broader than the kingdom level?

What can stimulate a person’s body to produce chemicals that destroy viruses or bacteria?

What shapes are bacterial cells?

Why are viruses like parasites?

The source of energy for most autotrophs is

Which is the broadest classification level?

What process results in genetically different bacteria?

Describe the size of virus particles in relation to a cell

Binary fission is the bacterial process of

The genetic material of a virus is found in its

A virus’s proteins are important because

Characteristics of the Kingdom Animalia

What are the characteristics that all living things share?