Microbiology (ch. 21)

A ____ is made up of proteins and nucleic acids. It can only reproduce through infecting a host cell.

• Virus

• Bacteria

• Protist

• Fungi

• Helminth

Eukaryotes are unlike prokaryotes because

• they have no nucleus

• they have organelles

• they have no cell walls

• they have nucleic acids

Bacteria reproduce through a process called

• Mutation

• Conjugation

• Sporulation

• Binary fission

Fungi are all of the following EXCEPT

• Unicellular

• Contain cell walls

• Eukaryotic

• Heterotrophs

Fungi are distinguished from plants because:

• They are prokaryotic

• They are autotrophic

• They are photosynthetic ground-dwelling organisms

• They have cell walls made of chitin

Bacteria DO NOT use which method for energy?

• Chemosynthesis

• Aerobic respiration

• Anaerobic respiration

• Fermentation

Which of the following is a category of helminth?

• Trematdoes

• Mycoses

• Prion

• Single-stranded RNA

Helminth transmission includes:

• Respiratory droplets

• Ingestion of eggs

• Through vectors

• Host cell infection

Prions are dangerous because they cause:

• Protein breakdown

• Holes in the brain

• Dementia

• All of these

A BACILLI bacteria would be shaped like

• Spiral/Corkscrew

• Rod

• Sphere

• Spear