Download Microbes! Study Guide 1. Which of the following statements are true

Microbes! Study Guide
1. Which of the following statements are true about protists? Circle all that are true. Rewrite the false
ones to make them true.
a. Protist have an organized nucleus.
b. Protist are always multicellular.
c. Most protist live in water.
d. Protist are sometimes single celled.
e. Protist are decomposers.
f. Protist have specialized tissues and organs.
g. Protists are prokaryotes.
2. Of the protist we studied:
a. Which are autotrophs?
b. Which are heterotrophs?
c. Which move by flagella?
d. Which move by pseudopodia?
e. Which move by cilia?
-What does a contractile vacuole do?
-What does the oral groove of a paramecium do?
-Which protist lives in colonies? Why might this be beneficial?
3.
What are limiting factors?
List 5 limiting factors.
How are limiting factors related to the carrying capacity of an area?
4. What are the 3 shapes of bacteria? Draw them....
5.
How do bacteria reproduce? Draw this...
5. If you were looking at a prokaryote under the microscope how could you tell it was not an animal cell?
6. Why are virus not considered to be alive? Name at least 2 reasons.
7. Explain the lytic and lysogenic cycles in viruses. What happens in each?
8. If you have a virus and go to the doctor. Would you expect to get an antibiotic? Why or why...
9. Why might the use of antibacterial products cause problems for the future?
10. Tell at least 3 ways bacteria are beneficial to us and other organisms.
Create a venn diagram to compare and contrast Protist, bacteria and virus....12 items at least!