Prokaryotes & Viruses

Which of the following would likely be found in hot, acidic sulfur springs?

• Eubacteria

• Viruses

• Archaebacteria

• Protists

Which type of bacteria are shown in the image?

• Streptococcus

• Staphylococcus

• Diplobacillus

Which of the following is NOT used to describe a bacterial SHAPE?

• Coccus

• Spirillum

• Capsillus

• Bacillus

Which of the following processes would result in bacterial clones (identical copies)?

• Mitosis

• Binary Fission

• Lytic cycle

• Lysogenic cycle

Some bacteria have THREE layers.  The outermost layer in the diagram (E) is called the _________.

• Cytoplasm
• Cytoskeleton
• Capsule
• Plasmid

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

A small ring of DNA, which often contains special genes for survival (ex. antibiotic resistance), is called a ___________.

• Capsule
• Plasmid
• Pilus
• Chromosome

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Prokaryotes have a membrane-bound nucleus.

• True
• False

Besides DNA or RNA, what else is a virus made of?

• a cell wall
• a cell membrane
• a protein coat
• a lipid coat

Viruses are difficult to treat because they

• are very very sneaky
• they are constantly mutating
• they are immune to all medicines
• they move too fast to catch

Lysis is _______________________.

• when the cell hosting a virus bursts.
• when a virus injects a host cell with its DNA.
• when the viral DNA is inactive.