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Study Guide- 1124- Exam 1
Discuss what characteristics make viruses seem living and what characteristics make them non-living
Know the definition and structure of a bacteriophage
Be able to explain in detail, how vaccines work and the difference between live and killed vaccines
Compare and contrast the lytic and the lysogenic cycles
Give an example of a retrovirus and explain why they have been so hard to protect ourselves against
Know the major characteristics and shapes of prokaryotes
Draw and label a bacterial cell. Know the function of each part
Be able to give a brief explanation of Gram staining.
Define chemoautotroph, photoautotroph, chemoheterotroph and chemoautotroph.
bacteria that do each (if it is in the notes)
Give examples of
Discuss how bacteria share genes and reproduce
Explain why plasmids are important to bacteria and what role they play in antibiotic resistance.
Give three characteristics for each of the major bacterial phyla: Cyanobacteria, Proteobacteria, Chlamydia,
Gram-Positives, Spirochaetes.
What are the definining characteristics of Domain Archaea?
How does anthrax use endospores to infect it’s host?
How do pathogens and their hosts evolve together? Under what circumstances does a pathogen destroy it’s
host?
What are the major characterisics of kingdom protista?
Be able to give some details about the following protists: Giardia lamblia, Trichomonas vaginalis,
Euglena, Trypanosoma brucei, Entamoeba histolytica, slime molds, pfiesteria piscicida, plasmodium,
paramecium, phytophthora infestans, Rhodophyta, Chlorophyta, Phaeophyta, Chrysophyta
Define: protozoa, plankton, flagellate (and flagella), alveoli, contractile vacuole, pseudopod
What characteristics do radiolarians and foraminiferans share?
Briefly describe the life cycle of Plasmodium.
Explain endosymbiotic theory.
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credit for a bonus question, but very seldom does someone get no credit if they
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