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WorksheetsClassification, Bacteria, & Viruses
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins
Based on their names, Felis concolor and Felis leo do NOT belong to the same...
species
genus
order
group
What did traditional classification take into account when putting organisms in categories?
DNA
RNA
Similar appearance
Types of cells
Why is it that some organisms look similar but do not share a recent common ancestor?
convergent evolution
divergent evolution
Shared DNA
organism who don't share recent common ancestors don't look alike
What does cladistics analysis show about organisms?
They are all alike
All organisms have a recent common ancestor
The order in which we can watch organisms evolve
The order in which derived characters evolved
Similar genes are evidence of...
convergent evolution
common ancestory
cladistics
evolution
What is the main idea behind the model of a molecular clock?
drastic mutations happen quickly
neutral mutations happen at a steady rate
To show how evolutionary time passes
To show how evolution happened
Some scientists propose that the kingdom Protista should be broken up into several kingdoms. Why?
Protists are very diverse organisms
They do not fit into other kingdoms
They have characteristics of both plants and animals
all of the these answer choices
What is thought to be true about the 3 domains of living things?
They diverged from a common ancestor before eukaryotes
They converged from a common ancestor before eukaryotes
They came from eukaryotes and became prokaryotes
There should be more domains
Which 3 of the following are ways archaebacteria differ from bacteria? (select 3)
Archeae are autotrophs
Archeae have similar genes to eukaryotes
They have different membrane lipids
Do not have peptidoglycan in their cell walls
Select the 3 ways bacteria are identified.
Cell shape
How energy is obtained
Movement
Infections they cause
Where can you find photoautrophs?
Anywhere there is sunlight
In extreme places like volcanoes
In aquatic environments only
Anywhere there is no sunlight
How do chemoautrophs obtain energy?
From sunlight
From chemicals
From other organisms
From plants
Which 3 are roles of bacteria in the environment? (Select all that apply)
Recycle nutrients
Fix nitrogen
Make glucose compounds
Carry out photosynthesis
What is the function of a viral capsid?
Bind to surface of host cell
Allow it to enter the cell
Protect against other viruses
Protect against bacteria
Where are instructions for making new copies of a virus found in the virus? Select all that apply
DNA
RNA
protein capsid
What happens at the end of the lytic infectious cycle?
The cell makes more viruses
Lysis, bursting of the cell
lysogenesis, spread of the virus
The virus continue replicating themselves
What is a prophage made of?
Viral DNA
Viral RNA
Viral Protein
Infectious virus
How is the lysogenic cycle different from the lytic cycle?
Lysogenic does not lyse the cell right away
Lytic does not lyse the cell right away
How do bacteria cause disease?
by agitating the cell
releasing toxins
releasing biochemical warfare
by injecting DNA into the host
Select the bacterial diseases. Select all that apply.
Tooth decay
Lyme disease
Tuberculosis
botulism
Select all the viral diseases. Select all that apply.
AIDS
Measles
Polio
Common Cold
True or False: Viral diseases can be prevented by vaccines?
True
False
True or False: Viruses can be treated with antibiotics.
True
False
Which of the following is a T4 phage virus (bacteriophage)?
Which is most closely related?
Hagfish and lizard
Perch and salamander
Pigeon and chimp
Perch and lizard
List the classification levels from largest to smallest.
None of these answer choices
D, K, F, P, C, O, G, S
D, K, C, P, F, O, G, S
D, K, P, C, O, F, G, S
Homo sapien is an example of...
classification
binomial nomenclature
phylogeny
epithet
Homo sapien is comprised of which 2 classification levels? Select all that apply
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Can you interpret a dichotomous key?
Yes!
No.
Shingles is an example of...
a lysogenic virus
a lytic virus
Binomial nomenclature is often...
a latin explanation of important traits
an unimportant part of biology
not universal
not an explanation of where it lives
If you wanted to develop antiviral drugs what would you study about a virus?
Protein capsid used by the virus
mechanism of how the virus infects the host
DNA sequence of the virus
The host cell which it infects
What does HIV do to a person's body when there are no symptoms for a period of time?
Damages the integumentary system
Damages the nervous system
Damages the respiratory system
Damages the immune system
Which cycle is this depicting? Why? (Select 2)
lytic
lysogenic
Host cell is immediately killed
Host cell replicates for a period of time
Which cycle is being depicted? Why? (Select 2)
Lytic
Lysogenic
The host cell is immediately killed
The host cell replicates for a period of time
If an organism has a chloroplast can you figure out which kingdom it belongs to?
Yes Plantae
No, Protista or Plantae
No, Animalia or Plantae
Yes, Fungi
Before DNA animals were classified by...
Types of cells
RNA
geographical distribution
visible characteristics
If an organism is unicellular, has chloroplast, and eukaryotic, could you tell which kingdom it belongs to?
Yes, Fungi
Yes, Plantae
Yes, Animalia
Yes, Protista
If you have a unicellular prokaryotic organism with a cell wall that does not have pepitdoglycan, could you tell which kingdom it belongs to?
Eubacteria
Archaea
Plantae
Protista
When separating organisms into domains, which is more important presence/absence of a nucleus or mode of nutrition?
presence/absence of nucleus
mode of nutrition
Which levels in classification indicate the closest relationship?
family and genus
order and family
genus and species
family and species
Which is not an example of a decomposer?
bacteria
worms
fungi
tree
Which is not an example of a pathogen?
Protist
Bacteria
Virus
tick
Chicken pox is quick to show symptoms and years later victims of chicken pox can get shingles, a reinfection of the chicken pox, what kind of cycles is this an example of?
Chicken pox: lysogenic
Shingles: lytic
Chicken pox: lytic
Shingles: Lysogenic
Chicken pox: parasitic
Shingles: reemergence parasitic
Chicken pox: parasitic
Shingles: bacterial
Canis lupus and Canis latrans both belong to the same...
species
genus
family
group
Cladograms show...
The order of importance of each trait
The order in which traits evolved
The fitness level of each trait
The traits of organisms analyzed
Two organisms in the same ____________ are the most related
Kingdom
Class
Order
Genus
Bacteria are ________________ which means they have no nucleus and protists have a nucleus and therefore are ______________even though they are both unicellular.
prokaryotes, eukaryotes
eukaryotes, prokaryotes
parasites, pathogens
pathogen, aquatic
What is the name for Bird X?
Certhidae
Geospiza
Camarhynchus
Platyspiza
What is the name for Bird Y?
Certhidae
Geospiza
Camarhynchus
Platyspiza
