1. Describe the lifestyle of a virus.

2. What are the major characteristics of the following organisms? (Be able to identify diagrams of each.)

a. viruses

b. bacteria

c. amoeba

d. euglena

e. paramecium

f. green algae

g. brown algae

3. Distinguish between archaebacteria and eubacteria.

4. What is a Gram stain?

5. How are bacteria useful?

6. How are the following groups classified? What are their defining characteristics?

a. viruses

b. bacteria

c. protozoa

d. algae

e. fungi

7. How do the following organisms reproduce?

a. viruses

b. bacteria

c. amoeba

d. paramecium

e. algae

f. fungi

8. What kinds of structures are used for movement? Give examples of an organism with each structure.

9. What is the significance of sporozoans?

10. What is the largest group of fungi?

11. Describe the three kinds of lichen

12. Why are lichen important?

Things to review:

Online quizzes

Protist/ Fungi quiz

Understanding Viruses video questions

Understanding Bacteria video questions

Yogurt Lab

biology page