Bacteria Protist Quiz

Antibiotics can be used to fight:

• Bacteria

• Viruses

• Protist

• All of the above

Scientists think prokaryotes began inhabiting the Earth:

• 3.5 Thousand years ago

• 3.5 years ago

• 3.5 million years ago

• 3.5 billion years ago

Which of the following is NOT a common shape of prokaryotes?

• Cocci

• Bacilli

• Triangular

• Spiral

Which of the following is NOT true regarding a prokaryotic cell wall?

• Cell walls are the same on all bacteria

• Cell walls maintain cell shape

• Cell walls protect the cell

• Cell walls prevent the cells from bursting in a hypotonic environment

Which of the following is true regarding capsules of prokaryotic cells?

• Are found in metabolically inactive cells

• Allow prokaryotes to exchange DNA

• Are long protein appendages that allow them to stick to other individuals in a colony

• Can protect the cell against dehydration or the hosts immune response

Antibiotics always work and will kill bacteria forever.

• True

• False

Prokaryotes (Bacteria) can live in what kinds of environments?

• Acidic

• Salty

• Cold

• They can live in all of these conditions and more

A symbiotic association between a bacteria and an animal is:

• Bacteria in human intestines

• Tuberculosis

• Lyme Disease

• Strep Throat

Bacteria serve as decomposers breaking down dead organisms and waste products

• True

• False

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The informal name of the group of mostly unicellular eukaryotes is:

• Plants

• Animals

• Protists

• Bacteria