| A | B |
|---|
| prokaryote | having no true nucleus; contains some small ribosomes |
| eukaryote | contains a true nucleus and nuclear membrane |
| plasmid | circular segments of DNA |
| examples of monerans | eubacteria, ancient bacteria |
| heteroptroph | does not produce its own food |
| autotroph | able to produce its own food |
| shapes of bacteria | cocci, spirilla, bacilli |
| examples of protists | diatoms, euglena, ciliates, paramecium |
| how protists move | flagella, pseudopods, cilia |
| diatoms | used in cosmetics, scouring powders, toothpaste |
| how dinoflagellates are harmful | can produce "red tides" which can kill sea food |
| chemosynthesis | process in which an organism uses energy to produce food |
| how bacteria is harmful | causes pneumonia, whooping cough, tooth decay, |
| examples of fungi | club, sac, lichens |
| chitin | compose the cell walls of most fungi |
| rhizoids | resemble roots; anchor a fungus to its food source |
| parts of a mushroom | cap, gills, stipe, annulus |
| lichen | combination of a fungus and an algae; grow on rocks, soil, and trees in desolate regions |
| sac fungi | causes Dutch Elm disease |
| mutualism | relationship in which 2 organisms live in a mutually beneficial association |
| viruses | consists of an outer coat of protein, and an inner nucleic acid; has several shapes |
| viruses | they reproduce, but do not have all the features of living things |
| degenerative evolution | an organism that came from a more complex living system, but lost some of its features |
| recombinant DNA | DNA that has been changed inserting a foreign gene |
| pseudopodium / pseudopodia | "false feet" used for locomotion and and engulfing food for amoeba |
