Study Guide-Exam 1
Chapter 20
Define taxonomy, taxon
Know who Linnaeus is and what he did
Know the binomial system of naming species
Know 7 classification categories and be able to order them from most to least inclusive
Define systematics, phylogeny, phylogenetic tree, common ancestor, primitive character, derived character
What is a species?
Define homology, convergent evolution, analogy, parallel evolution
What are the three types of data biologist use to decipher phylogenies?
Know the three schools of systematics and how each one attempts to classify organisms
Define clade, outgroup, shared derived characters
Know the 5 kingdom system of classification. Be able to identify a representative of each of the 5 kingdoms
Know the three domain system of classification.
Define peptidogylcan, capsid, bacteriophage, lysogenic cycle, lytic cycle, pilus
By what criteria are viruses classified?
Know why viruses are not considered alive
Know how bacteriophage reproduce
Describe how the HIV-1 virus reproduces
Be able to draw and label a typical prokaryotic cell
Define plasmid, binary fission, conjugation, transformation, transduction
Define aerobic, anaerobic, photoautotroph, chemoautotroph, chemoheterotroph
What are bacteria, archaea, cyanobacteria and how can they be distinguished
What are some examples of symbiotic bacteria?
Know what diseases (discussed in lecture) are caused by viruses and bacteria
What is the endosymbiotic theory
Know what phyla are plant-like, animal like, and fungal-like
Know general characteristics of each phyla
Know three types of life-cycles-haplonic, diplonic, alternation of generations
Know the life cycle of Chlamydomonas
Define gametophyte, sporophyte, haploid, diploid, pyrenoid, holozoic
Know Paramecium, Trypanosomes (African Sleeping Sickness), Amoeba, Plasmodium (Malaria)
List and discuss the characteristics of Fungi
Know how fungi reproduce
Know the characteristics and examples of members for the following divisions: Zygomycota, Ascomycota, Basidiomycota, Deuteromycota.
Know the life-cycle of a mushroom
Define hyphae, dikaryotic, mycelium
Know what ascus, bascidia, and zygospores are
What are lichens?
Discuss the morphology of lichens.
What are mycorrhizae and why are they important?