Bacterial Shapes Quiz

What is represented by the small dots found in each of the bacteria cells?

• Nucleus

• Ribosomes

• Mitochondria

• Chloroplasts

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

How is the DNA described and what does this mean?

• A double helix structure, indicating it is a twisted ladder.

• A single strand, indicating it is a straight line.

• A circular form, indicating it is a loop.

• A zigzag pattern, indicating it is irregular.

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

What does the word eukaryote mean?

• A type of cell with a nucleus

• A type of cell without a nucleus

• A type of virus

• A type of bacteria

What differences are there between a prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell?

• Prokaryotic cells have a nucleus, eukaryotic cells do not.

• Eukaryotic cells have membrane-bound organelles, prokaryotic cells do not.

• Prokaryotic cells are larger than eukaryotic cells.

• Both have the same type of ribosomes.

As a group, write a definition for a prokaryotic cell.

• A cell without a nucleus

• A cell with a nucleus

• A cell with membrane-bound organelles

• A cell that is part of a multicellular organism

Which of the following best defines a eukaryotic cell?

• A cell with a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles

• A cell without a nucleus

• A cell that can perform photosynthesis

• A cell that is found only in plants

Layer outside the cell membrane that gives the bacterial cell a solid shape.

• Cytoplasm

• Cell wall

• Plasma membrane

• Pilli

Whip-like tail that allows bacteria to move

• Pillus

• Flagella

• Cytoplasm

• Cell wall

What are bacterial cells?

• Small single-celled organisms

• Units of heredity

• Infective agents

• Types of diseases

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Looking at a cell under a microscope, you note that it is a prokaryote. How do you know?

• The cell lacks cytoplasm.

• The cell lacks a cell membrane.

• The cell lacks a nucleus.

• The cell lacks genetic material.