Exam 8: Biodiversity 1: Microscopic Organisms

Which of the following infects only plants?

Which protective structure forms to protect certain bacteria during periods of harsh conditions?

Medicine that prevents viral infections is a(n)________.

There are more helpful types of bacteria on this planet than harmful types.

When did the first eukaryotic cell form?

Which are the smallest,least complex cell types?

Describe all the possible forms of nucleic acids found in viruses.

What is the leading scientific theory on how the first nuclear membrane originated?

Viruses that infect bacteria are called ________.

What might be the advantage to a cell if it assimilated an ingested photosynthetic bacterium rather than digesting it?

The origin of the first living organisms is called ________.

Which structure is not part of the endomembrane system?

Some bacteria have a spherical shape,called ________.

How does AZT fight AIDS?

What do the nucleus and the smooth endoplasmic reticulum have in common?

Food poisoning is often caused by a bacterium called ________.

Which of the terrestrial unicellular protists is an enormous cell with multiple nuclei?

Which began first?

Which protist group includes members with plantlike traits such as chloroplasts and multicellularity?

Halophiles are found in which environment?