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1 | | What taxonomic groups are included in the category known as microorganisms? |
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2 | | List three general characteristics shared by the various kinds of microbes. |
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3 | | List three ways that Bacteria and Archaea differ. |
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4 | | Give an example of a member of the Bacteria that is
a. photosynthetic.
b. involved in the nitrogen cycle.
c. mutualistic.
d. commensal.
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5 | | Give two examples of how humans use Bacteria as decomposers. |
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6 | | What is meant by the term bloom? |
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7 | | What is a pathogen? Give two examples. |
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8 | | Define the term saprophyte. |
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9 | | What is a bacterial endospore? |
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10 | | What are methanogens? |
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11 | | Describe how members of the Archaea are involved in the nitrogen cycle. |
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12 | | Describe 3 roles played by Archaea in the ocean. |
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13 | | What is a thermophile? A halophile? |
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14 | | Why is the kingdom Protista not considered a valid phylogenetic group? |
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15 | | What is phytoplankton? |
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16 | | List three different categories of organisms that are considered algae. |
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17 | | List two major kinds of marine phytoplankton. |
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18 | | List the two major kinds of multicellular marine algae. |
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19 | | Describe a characteristic for each of the following:
a. Apicomplexa
b. Ciliates
c. Flagellates
d. Foraminifera
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20 | | Why are water molds and slime molds not considered to be Fungi? |
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21 | | Why do biologists think that the ancestors of plants, animals, and fungi could have been Protista? |
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22 | | Name two beneficial results of fungal growth and activity. |
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23 | | Why are spores important in the life cycle of fungi? |
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24 | | Describe the role of fungi in lichens and mycorrhiza. |
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25 | | How do fungi obtain food? |
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26 | | What kinds of organisms are most affected by parasitic fungi? |
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