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Micro-organisms and Biodiversity Part 2

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  • Prokaryotes usually reproduce asexually. Will the offspring's be identical to the parent? Will the offspring be identical to each other?
    Yes, identical to each other and the parent.
  • What are Rhizopda?
    Virus
    Monera
    Protozoa
    Fungi
  • Why are micro-organisms important?
    Nutrient cycling, biodegradation, climate change, food spoilage, cause and control of disease, biotechnology.
  • Which organism is this or what kingdom does it belong to?
    Protista Kingdom
  • What does it mean if a microorganism is a "producer" or "decomposer"?
    Producers are autotrophic, and produce organic matter from inorganic matter. Decomposers are heterotrophic, and they break down organic matter.
  • Which phylum does this organism belong to?
    Arachnids, spiders
  • Chicken pox and rabies is caused by a bacteria, virus or fungi?
    Virus
  • Which kingdom has halophiles, methanogens, thermophiles in it?
    Archaea
  • How do fungi infect a host or body?
    By spreading tiny spores.
  • We are currently going through a pandemic called covid-19, is this organisms that infects us considered living?
    No, it is a virus
  • Which phylum does this organism belong to?
    Echinoderms
  • What is the fungi that is used to make bread?
    Yeast
  • Which of these does a monera NOT have?
    Plasma membrane
    A membrane-bound nucleus
    Cell wall
    Ribosomes
  • After entering a body, how do pathogens cause an infection?
    Find a portal of entry, attach to host, survive hosts defense, cause disease, exit the host.