Bacteria and Fungi (Leaving Cert Biology): Quizzes
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What type of cells are bacteria classified as?
What type of cells are bacteria classified as?
Prokaryotic
Where is the genetic material located in bacterial cells?
Where is the genetic material located in bacterial cells?
Floating freely in the cytoplasm
What advantage do plasmids often provide to bacteria?
What advantage do plasmids often provide to bacteria?
Antibiotic resistance
How does the bacterial capsule help bacteria evade destruction?
How does the bacterial capsule help bacteria evade destruction?
Makes them harder for the immune system to destroy
What is the function of bacterial flagella?
What is the function of bacterial flagella?
Propelling through liquid
What do chemosynthetic bacteria use to make food?
What do chemosynthetic bacteria use to make food?
Energy from chemical reactions
What do saprophytic bacteria feed on?
What do saprophytic bacteria feed on?
Dead organic matter
What substance strengthens fungal cell walls?
What substance strengthens fungal cell walls?
Chitin
What is a mycelium?
What is a mycelium?
A network of branched hyphae
What does a sporangium contain?
What does a sporangium contain?
Reproductive spores
Can fungi produce their own food through photosynthesis?
Can fungi produce their own food through photosynthesis?
No, they lack chlorophyll
At what temperature range do most bacteria and fungi grow best?
At what temperature range do most bacteria and fungi grow best?
to
What happens when external solute concentration is higher than inside a microorganism?
What happens when external solute concentration is higher than inside a microorganism?
Water exits, cell dehydrates