1) What is biodiversity? What types of diversity can be observed in nature? 2) Why is biodiversity so important for the survival and success of an ecosystem? 3) Who is considered t... 1) What is biodiversity? What types of diversity can be observed in nature? 2) Why is biodiversity so important for the survival and success of an ecosystem? 3) Who is considered the 'Father of Taxonomy'? 4) How did the Father of Taxonomy propose that all living things be classified? 5) What is the name for the two-name naming system used in taxonomy? 6) What is included in two parts of an organism’s name? 7) List the taxonomic levels from broad to most specific. 8) Explain the differences between Genetic, Species and Ecosystem Diversity. 9) Describe what a keystone species and provide a specific example of one. 10) How does the green world hypothesis differ from this 'bottom-up' view? 11) What is a dichotomous key? 12) What is the difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells? 13) List the 6 kingdoms of life. 14) For each kingdom of life, identify whether its members are: • uni or multicellular • heterotrophic or autotrophic • eukaryotic or prokaryotic • whether or not they have cell walls present. 15) What is the original name that all types of bacteria got grouped under? 16) List the three basic bacterial shapes (also known as strepto, staphylo, mono and diplo). 17) Bacteria were originally classified as one Kingdom called Monera; they are now in two distinct kingdoms…WHY??? Also differentiate between archaea and eubacteria in terms of how they obtain their nutrition and where they live. 18) What is the difference between conjugation and binary fission? What may be some advantages and disadvantages of each? 19) List some of the roles that bacteria have in ecosystems. 20) What are the different conditions that bacteria can survive in? What are the names for each of the types of organisms (ie. Obligate aerobe, etc.)? 21) Provide a specific example of beneficial and harmful bacteria. 22) Explain why viruses are not considered a living kingdom. 23) Compare DNA and RNA viruses. 24) Compare the lytic and lysogenic cycles. 25) Explain what is happening during the 'dormancy' stage of a viral life cycle within a host. 26) Why is there a new flu vaccine every year? 27) Explain one positive use for viruses. How might they be used in vector therapy? 28) What is a vaccine, how do we develop immunity? Compare and contrast vaccines and antibiotics. 29) Why have some bacteria become resistant to antibiotics? How might we use bacteriophages? 30) Are protists considered eukaryotic? Are protists considered unicellular? 31) How do protists obtain nutrition? 32) The importance of protists in ecosystems (their roles), ie algae. 33) The structure of the Euglena (be able to explain the function of the various structures (flagellum, chloroplasts, vacuole), be able to label a diagram like the one provided in class). 34) The structure of the Amoeba (be able to explain the function of the various structures, such as the endoplasm, ectoplasm, pseudopod etc….) 35) Be able to label a bacterium, bacteriophage, and paramecium. Read more