BIOL 2041 (exam 1- full hunt)

What domain and subgroup does the phylum Lokiarchaeota belong to?

Domain: Archaea; Subgroup: Asgard

Which phylum does the sulfur-metabolizing Sulfolobus belong to?

Crenarchaeota

Which phylum does the methane-producing Methanococcus belong to?

Euryarchaeota

Name a thermophilic genus from the deep lineages of Domain Bacteria.

Acetothermus

Name a bacterial genus from the deep lineages that survives high radioactivity.

Deinococcus

To which photosynthetic group does Chlorobium belong?

Green sulfur bacteria

To which photosynthetic group does Chloroflexus belong?

Green nonsulfur bacteria

Name a genus of unicellular cyanobacteria.

Synechococcus

Name a genus of filamentous cyanobacteria.

Oscillatoria

Name a genus of nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria.

Anabaena

Name an obligate parasite genus of alpha-proteobacteria spread by ticks.

Rickettsia

Name a nitrogen-fixing alpha-proteobacterial genus symbiotic in plant roots.

Rhizobium

Name a genus of beta-proteobacteria that is a coccus.

Neisseria

Name a gamma-proteobacterial genus that uses the Entner-Doudoroff pathway.

Pseudomonas

Name an aquatic, comma-shaped, bioluminescent gamma-proteobacterial genus.

Vibrio

Name an Enterobacteriaceae genus beginning with 'E'.

Escherichia

Name an Enterobacteriaceae genus beginning with 'Sa'.

Salmonella

Name an Enterobacteriaceae genus beginning with 'Sh'.

Shigella

Name a delta-proteobacterial genus that reduces sulfur.

Desulfovibrio

Name a delta-proteobacterial genus that parasitizes other Gram-negative bacteria.

Bdellovibrio

Name a delta-proteobacterial genus that forms fruiting bodies.

Myxococcus

Name an epsilon-proteobacterial genus that lives in the human stomach.

Helicobacter

Name an aerobic, endospore-forming, rod-shaped bacterial genus.

Bacillus

Name an anaerobic, endospore-forming, rod-shaped bacterial genus.

Clostridium

Name a microaerophilic, rod-shaped genus associated with dairy fermentations.

Lactobacillus

Name a genus of disease-causing cocci that form chains.

Streptococcus

Name a giant bacterial genus found in the intestines of sturgeon.

Epulopiscium

Name a spirochaete genus associated with syphilis.

Treponema

Name a tick-borne spirochaete genus that causes human disease.

Borrelia

Name a cell wall-less genus among the smallest known bacteria.

Mycoplasma

Name an obligate intracellular parasite genus spread by human sexual contact.

Chlamydia

Name a club-shaped rod genus that causes diphtheria.

Corynebacterium

Name an acid-fast, rod-shaped bacterial genus.

Mycobacterium

Name an antibiotic-producing genus that forms spores on filament ends.

Streptomyces

Name a Swiss cheese-associated anaerobic genus producing propionic acid.

Propionibacterium

Name the fungal group of Rhizopus (black bread mold) based on reproduction.

Zygomycota

Name the ascomycete genus responsible for penicillin.

Penicillium

Name the basidiomycete genus of the portobello mushroom.

Agaricus

Name the yeast genus commonly used to make beer and bread.

Saccharomyces

Name a genus of unicellular green algae.

Chlamydomonas

Name a genus of colonial green algae.

Volvox

Name a filamentous green alga genus with spiral chloroplasts.

Spirogyra

Name the algal group in which Thalassiosira is classified.

Chrysophyta

Name the algal group containing Gelidium (agar source).

Rhodophyta

Name the brown alga genus known as giant kelp.

Macrocystis

Name a bioluminescent dinoflagellate genus.

Noctiluca

Name a fungus genus found in a lichen.

Cladonia

Name an algae genus found in a lichen.

Trebouxia

Name a genus of amoeba.

Amoeba

Name a genus of ciliate.

Paramecium

Name the flagellate genus causing African trypanosomiasis.

Trypanosoma

Name the flagellate genus with chloroplasts and an eyespot.

Euglena

Name the apicomplexan genus that causes malaria.

Plasmodium

Name a genus of a true slime mold.

Physarum

Name a genus of a cellular slime mold.

Dictyostelium

Name the trematode genus known as the lung fluke.

Paragonimus

Name the cestode genus known as the beef tapeworm.

Taenia

Name a nematode genus exhibiting sexual dimorphism.

Ascaris