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Discover Biology, 5th Edition, Anu Singh-Cundy & Michael Cain, WW Norton & Co., © 2012
Chapter 2, Biological Diversity, Bacteria, and Archaea, pp 25-46. Vocabulary Quiz, Part 1
1 aerobes; 2 anaerobe; 3 Archaea; 4 Bacteria; 5 bacterial culture;6 biodiversity; 7 clade; 8 class;
9 domain; 10 Eukarya; 11 eukaryote; 12 evolutionary tree; 13 extremophile; 14 family; 15 flagellum;
16 genus; 17 halophiles; 18 lineage; 19 Linnaean hierarchy; 20 methanogen;
21 most recent common ancestor; 22 node; 23 nucleus; continued….
1. organisms requiring oxygen gas to survive
2. type of organism that cannot live in an oxygen environment
3. domain containing single-celled organisms known for living in extremely harsh conditions
4. domain containing single-celled organisms typically associated with diseases
5. lab dish containing bacteria growing in specially formulated food
6. term encompassing all life & their interactions with each other & their environment
7. a branch on the evolutionary tree composed of a given ancestor and all its descendants
8. group of closely related orders
9. the broadest classification grouping of living organisms
10. domain including all organisms whose cells have membrane-bound organelles; Plants, Animals,
Fungi, & Protists
11. common reference to members of the Eukarya domain
12. branching diagram modeling evolutionary relationships among groups of organisms according to
DNA homology, physical features, &/ or biochemical characteristics
13. Archaeans that thrive in boiling-hot geysers, highly acidic or saline waters, freezing-cold seas,
volcanic vents, etc…
14. a group of closely related genera
15. one or more long, whiplike structures for locomotion in bacteria
16. a group of closely related species
17] archaeans living in environments of high salinity (10x the ocean)
18. lines of descent from a common ancestor
19. system of biological classification devised by Carolus Linnaeus
20. Archaeans producing methane gas as a by-product of their metabolism
21. the most immediate ancestor that both lineages have in common
22. moment in time when an ancestral group split into 2 separate lineages
23. organelle housing organism’s DNA
24 order; 25 phylum; 26 pili; 27 prokaryote; 28 quorum sensing; 29 scientific name;
30 shared derived trait; 31 taxon; 32 taxonomy; 33 thermophiles; 34 tree of life;
24. a group of closely related families
25. a group of closely related classes
26. short, hairlike projections covering the surface of some bacteria
27. informal label for Bacteria & Archaea indicating a lack of membrane-bound organelles in their cells
28. prokaryotic system of cell-to-cell communication enabling cells to sense & respond to their
population density
29. unique, 2-word Latin name identifying organism’s genus & species
30. evolutionary novelties shared by an ancestor & its descendants but not in unrelated groups
31. a group of organisms at any of the various levels of classification; a taxonomic group
32. branch of biology dealing with the naming of organisms
33] archaeans living in environments of high temperature (80-121oC)
34. branched diagram depicting evolutionary history of life from the beginning