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Midterm Review Test 1
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1
Some bacteria convert nitrogen gas from the air into nitrates that plants can use to form proteins. What is this called?
anaerobic respiration
nitrogen fixation
conjugation
decomposition
2
which kingdom includes molds, mildews and yeasts
plant
protozoa
fungi
animal
3
organisms in the kingdom Bacteria have peptidoglycan in their cell walls
False
True
4
What kind of animal would a Vulpes velox be?
dog
fox
fly
cat
5
dinoflagellates cause red tides
True
False
6
malaria is caused by a fungus
True
False
7
What is the correct scientific name of the dinosaur
Tyrannosaurus rex
Tyrannosaurus rex
tyrannosaurus rex
Tyrannosaurus Rex
8
What languages are used in writing scientific names?
Spanish and Mandrin
English and German
Spanish and French
Latin and Greek
9
What is the main difference between a protozoa and bacteria?
one is a prokaryote and one is eukaryotic
how they reproduce
chemical composition of their cell walls
how they obtain energy
10
what is the function of the structure labeled F
movement
respiration
protection
reproduction
11
malaria and dysentery are caused by bacteria
True
False
12
which taxonomic category contains the greatest number of different types of organisms?
kingdom
phylum
species
family
13
The cell walls of fungi contain..
peptidoglycan
cellulose
chitin
silica
14
Scientists believe that _____ are the ancestors of all eukaryotic cells.
bacteria
cyanobacteria
archae
viruses
15
Euglena have chloroplasts and can also eat food from their environment. They are considered to be....
producer and parasite
autotroph and heterotroph
autotroph and parasite
decomposer and heterotroph
16
what do organisms in the protozoa, fungi, chromista, and plantae all have in common
prokaryotic
multicellular organisms
photosynthetic organisms
eukaryotic
17
The population of small, photosynthetic organisms at or near the ocean's surface are known as...
plankton
decomposer
water mold
red tide
18
which kingdom would these single celled, eukaryotic organisms belong in?
fungi
archae
bacteria
protozoa
19
prokaryotes have NO nucleus
False
True
20
we store food in the refrigerator so they don't have enough oxygen to survive
True
False
21
How does the table indicate that a dog is more closely related to a red fox than to a house cat?
the dog and cat are not the same size
the dog and cat are in the same order
the dog and fox are in the same family
the dog and fox have similar species names
22
what is happening in this picture?
binary fission
regeneration
budding
conjugation
23
bacteria grow best in warm moist places
True
False
24
what advantage does our naming system have?
Latin names are easy to pronounce
biologist can communicate no matter what language they speak
common names are the same in all countries
multiple species can have the same common name
25
African Sleeping sickeness is caused by a protozoa
True
False
26
Which chromist moves by beating hair-like structures that cover their entire cell?
amoeba
plasmodium
ciliate
flagellate
27
In slime molds, what do we call the mass of cytoplasm that contains many nuclei?
spores
fruiting body
zygote
feeding plasmodium
28
The endosymbiotic theory explains...
how eukaryotic cells evolved
how prokaryotes evolved
why things depend on one another
how protozoa live
29
oraganisms that live in extrememly hot places would belong to which phylum
animals
plants
fungi
archae
30
what do amoebas use their pseudopods for?
detecting light
getting rid of waste
reproduction
moving and eating
31
Which of the following chromists and protozoa are multicellular? (see without a microscope)
fucus and laminaria
stentor and paramecium
diatoms and radiolarians
euglena and amoeba
32
which 2 organisms are most closely related?
organisms X and Y
organisms V and W
organisms W and Z
organisms V and Y
33
the naming system that gives each living organism its scientific name is known as what?
phylogeny
classification
binomial nomenclature
