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WorksheetsMicrobes Differences
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of microbe has silica in its cell wall?
a)
eubacteria
b)
archaebacteria
c)
fungi
d)
diatoms
2.
What type of microbe has peptidoglycan in its cell wall?
a)
eubacteria
b)
archaebacteria
c)
fungi
d)
eubacteria and archaebacteria
3.
What two microbes make up a lichen?
a)
algae and fungi
b)
cyanobacteria and fungi
c)
amoeba and fungi
d)
cyanobacteria or algae and fungi
4.
Conjugation is a form of DNA transfer between
a)
viruses
b)
eubacteria
c)
fungi
d)
protozoans
5.
Fairy rings are circles of organisms seen in meadows or forests and consist of
a)
lichens
b)
mushrooms
c)
herbicide-resistant grass
d)
linked helminths
6.
According to the endosymbiotic theory of the origin of eukaryotic organisms, how did mitochondria originate?
a)
by secondary endosymbiosis
b)
from the nuclear envelope folding outward and forming mitochondria
c)
from engulfed, originally free-living aerobic prokaryotes
d)
from infoldings of the plasma membrane, coupled with mutations
7.
Which organism would be the most susceptible to penicillin, an antibiotic that prevents polymerization of peptidoglycan?
a)
gram negative bacteria
b)
gram positive bacteria
c)
yeast
d)
viruses
8.
A bacteriophage is a type of
a)
archaebacteria
b)
eubacteria
c)
virus
d)
fungi
9.
Which of the following characteristics is NOT true of viruses?
a)
contain genetic material
b)
evolve over time
c)
obtain and use energy
d)
able to reproduce
10.
Which of the following are responsible for many human diseases?
a)
parasitic chemoheterotrophs
b)
photoautotrophs
c)
chemoautotrophs
d)
photoheterotrophs
11.
Which of the following diseases is NOT caused by prions?
a)
mad cow disease
b)
kuru
c)
scrapie
d)
schistosomiasis
12.
What is the size of a typical bacterium?
a)
0.2 microns to 10 microns
b)
10-100 microns
c)
10-100 nanometers
d)
0.1 to 1 millimeter
13.
All of the following are true about the causative agent of AIDS except
a)
It contains RNA instead of DNA
b)
It infects cells of the immune system
c)
It produces double stranded nucleic acid that replicate in the cytoplasm
d)
It mutates while in the body of the victim
14.
All of the following are true about the causative agent of AIDS except
a)
It contains RNA instead of DNA
b)
It infects cells of the immune system
c)
It produces double stranded nucleic acid that replicate in the cytoplasm
d)
It mutates while in the body of the victim
15.
Naegleria fowleri cause a type of nervous system infection and is
a)
transmitted through bodily fluids
b)
a food-borne disease
c)
a water-borne diseasea
d)
transmitted by coughing and sneezing
16.
Trichinella is a type of _______ that causes infection of the _____________
a)
bacterium...lungs
b)
virus...brain
c)
worm...small intestine and striated muscle
d)
protozoan...GI tract
17.
What type of microbe causes White nose syndrome?
a)
fungi
b)
bacteria
c)
prion
d)
protozoan
18.
These microbes have silica shells. They are
a)
algal protists
b)
diatoms
c)
euglena
d)
both algal protists and diatoms
19.
A microbe grows well in sewage, and gives off the gas methane. What type of microbe is it?
a)
eubacteria
b)
water bear
c)
archaea
d)
protozoan
20.
This microbe has chlorophyll, but no chloroplasts or nucleus. What is it?
a)
algae
b)
cyanobacteria
c)
algal protist
d)
nitrogen-fixing bacteria
21.
The shells of these protists can be mined to make abrasives. What are they?
a)
diatoms
b)
biatoms
c)
crustaceans
d)
flagellates
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