A tiger develops lockjaw and can no longer open its mouth. Which of the four life functions will it not be able to perform?
The ability to extract energy from its food source.
An organism is a multicellular autotroph with eukaryotic cells. To what kingdom does it belong?
Kingdom plantae
An organism is a multicellular decomposer with eukaryotic cells. To what kingdom does it belong?
Kingdom fungi
An organism is classified as a decomposer. Is it an autotroph or heterotroph?
Heterotroph
If a sample of food is dehydrated, what condition for bacterial growth are you removing from the food?
Moisture
If a bacterium is parasitic, is it heterotrophic or autotrophic? Explain.
Heterotroph. It cannot make its own food; it feeds on an outside source.
What are the technical names for the 3 common bacterial shapes?
Spirillum (helical)
Coccus (round)
Bacillus (rod-shaped)
What shape is a bacterium from the genus "streptobacillus"?
Rod-shaped
If a bacterium is anaerobic, would you expect to find it floating at the top of a lake or deep in the muck at the bottom of the lake?
The muck at the bottom of the lake.
A bacterium suddenly can't manufacture proteins. What component of the cell is not working?
Ribosomes
How many atoms are in a molecule of C3H8O? What atoms are present and how many many of each atom?
12 total
3 carbon
8 hydrogen
1 oxygen
Describe where the protons, neutrons, and electrons are in an atom.
Protons and neutrons clump together in the center of the atom (forming the nucleus) and the electrons orbit the nucleus.
Describe the pH scale and what it measures.
The pH scale tracks the level of acid or base in a sample. 0 through just under 7 is acidic, 7 is neutral, and 8-14 are bases (14 being the most alkaline)
If you add energy to the molecules of a liquid, will it turn into a gas or solid?
Gas
Name two specialized hyphae.
Stolon
Sporophore
What does chitin provide for a fungus?
Toughness and flexibility
What useful medicine is produced by fungi in genus
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