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Bacteria Cell Structures

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Strong outer layer that protects the bacterial cell from infection by viruses and attack from immune cells.

a)

Pilli

b)

Cell wall

c)

Capsule

d)

Flagella

2.

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

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Cell wall

c)

Plasma membrane

d)

Pilli

3.

Jelly like substance that fills the inside of the bacterial cell.

a)

Flagella

b)

Chromosome

c)

Plasmid

d)

Cytoplasm

4.

Whip-like tail that allows bacteria to move

a)

Pillus

b)

Flagella

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Cell wall

5.

Small protrusions of cell membrane around the outside of the bacterial cell that allow bacteria to attach to one another, and share DNA.

a)

Flagella

b)

Cell membrane

c)

Pilli

d)

Cell wall

6.

Is the bacterial DNA surrounded by a nucleus?

a)

No

b)

Yes

7.

Bacterial cells are...

a)

Prokaryotes

b)

Eukaryotes

8.

Small circular pieces of DNA that can be shared between bacteria.

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Plasmid DNA

c)

Chromosome

d)

Ribosome

9.

Small organelles that turn genes into proteins

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Plasmid

c)

Ribosomes

d)

Nucleus

10.

Bacterial cells reproduce by this process

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Binary fission

d)

Spawning