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Micro-organism and Diversity Game
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Explain the process of budding.
Budding is when you will get an identical daughter cell from the original cell.
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Which kingdom is known to have the most diversity in terms of species that are unable to fit in other major kingdoms of life.
Kingdom Protista.
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Which kingdom has halophiles, methanogens, thermophiles in it?
Archaea
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What are the three shapes and arrangements of bacteria and archaea?
Shapes - Cocci, Bacilli, Spirilli. Arrangements - diplo, staphylo, and strepto.
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Direct transmission is the spread of disease directly from one host to another. Provide two ways that diseases can spread directly.
Saliva, Venereal (sexual contact), aerosol (coughing, sneezing), skin contact, fecal-oral (contaminated food/water)
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What is the definition of a micro-organism?
A living organism that can be seen through a microscope. This includes: bacteria, protozoa, algae and fungi.
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How is the relationship between fungi and plants beneficial for both parties?
Fungi help to provide nutrients and extend the root systems for plants. The plants provide nutrients (sugars) to the fungi,
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How do bacteria, viruses and fungi infect their host organism?
Bacteria - entering body, virus - injecting thier genetic material, fungi- tiny spores
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We are currently going through a pandemic called covid-19, is this organisms that infects us considered living?
No - virus
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Name the 3 domains and 6 kingdoms.
Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya. Bacteria, Archaea, Protist, Fungi, Animalia and Plants.
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Explain some key differences between prokaryotes and eukaryotes
Nucleus, cell membrane, unicellular or multicellular, kingdoms, membrane bound organelles, complexity,
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T/F. If you get a vaccine this means that you cannot be infected by the pathogen.
False
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Explain sexual reproduction in fungus.
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What are the common structural features of a virus?
Genetic material, capsid, spikes
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This kingdom is known as the decomposers, which kingdom is this?
Fungi!
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Give two examples of helpful interactions with Bacteria.
Eat away our dead skin cells, live in our digestive tracts, help plants use nitrogen from air, etc.
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Why is it important to have (or introduce) genetic diversity or variability during reproduction?
Allows the organism to better survive and adapt to its environment.
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Domains Bacteria and Archaea are know to be similar. What kingdoms does bacteria have and what kingdom does Archaea have?
Kingdom Bacteria, Kingdom Archaea.
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