Bacteria Exam Practice

A cell that lacks a nucleus and other membrane bound organelles is called what?

• Prokaryote

• Eukaryote

• Heterotroph

• Endospore

This term means "other feeding".

• Heterotroph

• Autotroph

• Photosynthetic

• Colony

When bacteria encounter environmental hardships they can become what?

• Endospores

• Autotrophs

• Heterotrophs

• Eukaryotic

Applying betadine to a scratch on your hand is an example of what?

• An antiseptic

• A disinfectant

• Sterilizing the cut

• All of the above

The process of adding a sample (inoculum) to a container of nutrient medium is called what?

• Inoculation

• A colony

• Incubation

• Petri dish stuff

A bacterial cell that is not capable of adhering to the inside of a plastic bottle lacks which of the following structures? Choose all that apply.

• Fimbriae

• Inclusion

• Glycocalyx

• Ribosome

What does the term pathogenicity refer to?

• The ability to cause disease.

• The ability to make your own food.

• The ability to survive in adverse conditions.

• How easily you can recover from a bacterial illness.

Killing 99% of the active microbial growth on a surface is known as what?

• disinfecting

• sterilizing

• sanitizing

• using an antiseptic

The function of this structure is storage.

• Inclusion

• Ribosome

• Cytoplasm

• Cell wall

Choose all that apply. These structures increase pathogenicity by making the bacterium difficult to destroy.

• Endospore formation

• Gram negative cell wall

• Presence of glycocalyx

• Fimbriae

• Bacterial chromosome