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1)
If a population is seperated by a river, valley or glacier, the seperated populationscan form new species which is known as __________
 
Vicariance
2)
The species concept that compares size, shape, and number of parts is called _____________________
 
The morphospecies concept.
3)
Immunocomprised people and pregnant women should avoid cats because of ______________________
 
The possibility of a Toxoplasma infection.
4)
Anthrax, gangrene, and strep throat are caused by members of ____________
 
Firmicutes
5)
The organism used to transfer genes into plants is _______________
 
Agrobacterium tumefaciens
6)
Paramecium and Euglena both have ______ for controlling water pressure.
 
A contractile vacuole
7)
Supergroup Excavata contains which of the following?
 
Trypanosoma
8)
The flower of one species opens in Spring, the flower of another species opens in Winter. What is this an example of?
 
Temporal isolation.
9)
The organism responsible for red tides (and ruined vacations) is in a group known as the ____________
 
Dinoflagellata
10)
Cavities below the plasma membrane unite members of a group known as ____________.
 
Alveolata
11)
What is a vector?
 
An organism which carries a disease organism between hosts.
12)
An Archaea member that causes acidic water pollution from old waste rock at mines is ______________.
 
Ferroplasma
13)
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease is caused by a type of ________.
 
Chlamydiae
14)
Two flagella, one long and one short, the shorter one associated with the light receptor, is found in ______________.
 
Euglenida
15)
If a diploid plant forms a tetraploid, the tetraploid may become a new species because....?
 
The gametes of the diploid and tetraploid will form a triploid individual.
16)
The vector for Sleeping Sickness is.....?
 
The tsetse fly
17)
Gametes unite to form the oocyst in the ________ in malaria.
 
Mosquito gut
18)
A Dinoflagellate member that causes sores on fish (and biologists) is ........?
 
Pfiesteria piscida
19)
Which of the following is found in Ciliata?
 
Paramecium
20)
The disease called "Lockjaw" is caused by ................?
 
Clostridium tetani
21)
The species concept that emphasizes clades and monophyletic groups is called ................?
 
The phylogenetic species concept
22)
Giardia lamblia is found in _______?
 
Diplomonadida
23)
What group is Trypanosoma found in?
 
Kinetoplastida
24)
The infection of the liver by the ________ begins the reproduction phase in malaria.
 
Sporozoites
25)
Stomach ulcers are associated with the presence of ................?
 
Helicobacter pylori
26)
The phylogenetic method of classification requires that ...............?
 
Monophyletic groups be identified
27)
A positive gram stain indicates ...............
 
A cell wall that has a thick layer of peptidoglycan
28)
The organism which causes African Sleeping Sickness is __________?
 
Trypanosoma
29)
What became of Malaria in the US?
 
Was ended in the US with DDT and a massive health effort.
30)
Bioluminescent members are found in _____________?
 
Dinoflagellata
31)
A group in Amoebazoa that form colonies are called ___________?
 
Slime molds
32)
The ability to form resistant endospores is found in some species of __________?
 
Clostridium
33)
A mule is a good example of _______________?
 
Hybrid sterility
34)
The organism which causes tuberculosis is in _____________?
 
Actinobacteria
35)
Two flagella, one in a groove for spinning, is found in _________?
 
Dinoflagellata
36)
The mosquito injects saliva and ________ into a person to start malaria.
 
Sporozoites
37)
What is the order of of species classification from highest level to the lowest level?
 
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
38)
Sulfolobus is found in _____ of Domain Archaea.
 
Crenarchaeota
39)
Syphilis is caused by ________?
 
Treponema pallidum
40)
Bacteria with a round or spherical shape are called _____?
 
Coccus
41)
One of the most studied of all organisms is the bacterium_______?
 
Escherichia coli
42)
Carlo Woese is best known for ...............?
 
Developing the "Tree of Life"
43)
A unique characteristic of Euglenida is................?
 
The forming of paramylon
44)
Amodified (non-functioning) mitochondrion and an undulating membrane associated with flagella is ..............?
 
Found in Trichomonas vaginalis
45)
A heterocyst which fixes nitrogen is found in ________?
 
Cyanobacteria
46)
Yersinia pestis causes _________?
 
Plague
47)
Supergroup ________ contains Apicomplexa and Dinoflagellata.
 
Alveolata
48)
Lions and tigers do not mate in the wild even though they overlap in an area in India. What is this an example of?
 
Behavioral Isolation
49)
Streptomyces is ...............?
 
A source of antibiotics
50)
A feature shared by all known organisms is ____________?
 
Ribosomal RNA
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