Autotrophic - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Order of classification - Answer Domain kingdom phylum class order family genus species How the binomial naming system works - Answer First word is the genus, second word is the species, words are in Latin Advantages of the binomial naming system and classification as a whole - Answer Differences in names between languages, common names don't give detail about evolutionary relationships over continents, sharing of research Features used to classify Prokaryotae - Answer Unicellu...

BIOD 171 Microbiology Module 1 – 6 Exam Questions and Answers Microbiology -Answer-The study of microbes and their biological processes at the micro (microscopic) level. Microbes -Answer-1. A general term that includes microorganisms and viruses; an organism or virus too small to be seen without a microscope 2. Beneficial when aiding in food digestion to protecting us when we are exposed to potentially harmful foreign invaders to helping crops grow 3. Detrimental when harmful strains o...

The process of ____________ makes energy available to most terrestrial ecosystems, and ________________ are doing this process. A) sun; plants B) photosynthesis; autotrophic organisms C) eutrophication; autotrophic organisms D) photosynthesis; heterotrophic organisms E) eutrophication; fungi B) photosynthesis; autotrophic organisms An ecosystem can be defined as A) all of the organisms regardless of species living in a defined area. B) all of the organisms of a single species living in a defi...

Photosynthesis - Conversion of light energy from the sun into chemical energy. Autotrophic - an organism capable of making their own food What are the 6 ingredients that most plants use to make food? - 1. nitrogen 2. phosphorus 3. calcium 4. water 5. sunlight 6. carbon dioxide Mycorrhizae - a fungus that grows in association with the roots of a plant in a symbiotic or mildly pathogenic relationship. They can increase nutrient uptake and prevent uptake of toxic compunds Endomyc...

3 stages of cellular respiration - glycolysis, krebs cycle, electron transport chain 5 Mechanisms of antibacterial drugs - Ihibition of: cell wall, protein, nucleic acid synthesis and metabolic pathway Interference: cell membrane integrity 7 methods of physical control - heat, pasteurization, cold, pressure, filtration, desiccation, and radiation 7 types of disinfectant - phenols, halogens, alcohols, heavy metals, oxidizing agents, aldehydes, acids and alkalis Acids and Alkalis - used to...

PSS Exam 1 Questions & Answers 2024/2025 Climate - ANSWERSkey influence on vegetation type that develops What is a plant? - ANSWERSany of various photosynthetic, eukaryotic, multicellular organisms of the kingdom plantae characteristically producing embryos, containing chloroplasts, having cellulose cell walls, and lacking the power of locomotion Autotrophic organisms - ANSWERSuse light energy to fuel their own needs (photosynthesis) Photosynthesis - ANSWERSmost important process o...

Green plant phylogeny ANSWER: - green algae and land plants share a common ancestor - all green plants are photo autotrophic but not all photo autotrophic plants are green 2 major groups of green algae ANSWER: - chlorophytes: never made it to land - charophytes: sister group to all land pants - ancestral charophytes species gave rise to land plants - streptophytes have charophytes and land plants - land plants have multicellular haploid and diploid stages and diploid embryos(not foun...

how does the fungi get food? - the hyphae secretes powerful exoenzymes into the environment that break down complex molecules into simple organic compounds characteristics of plants? - -Domain: Eukarya -Kingdom: Plantae -multicellular -autotrophic -cell walls contain cellulose domain of Fungi? - Eukarya what are some characteristics of Fungi? - -mostly multicellular -all heterotrophic -strong tissues -cell walls contain chitin what are the single celled Fungi called? - yeast a stron...

Marine Biology – 6 Questions and Answers 100% Correct The most abundant microbes in the marine environment are: viruses Viruses are not considered "living" by some biologists because they: have no metabolism. A phage: is specific for bacteria Virus size is: 10 to 400 nm. Outside a host cell a virus is called a(n): virion. The protein coat covering the nucleic acid core of the virus is called the: nucleocapsid. You are a virologist studying a particularly pathogenic virus that infects s...

what is a protist in the most general sense? An informal group of primarily aquatic eukaryotic organisms with diverse body forms, types of reproduction, modes of nutrition, and lifestyles -Algae, water molds, slide molds protozoa what are some different body plans of protist? -Mostly unicellular -some form colonies -some are coenocytic -some are multicellular What are some modes of nutrition for protists? - most algae are autotrophic photosynthesizes - Some heterotrophs obtain nutrients by abs...