wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Proks vs Euks

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A cell with no flagella is termed:

a)

monotrichous

b)

atrichous

c)

peritrichous

d)

lophotrichous

e)

amphitrichous

2.

A cell with two (bipolar) flagella is termed:

a)

monotrichous

b)

atrichous

c)

peritrichous

d)

lophotrichous

e)

amphitrichous

3.

A cell with one flagella is called:

a)

monotrichous

b)

atrichous

c)

peritrichous

d)

lophotrichous

e)

amphitrichous

4.

A cell with multiple flagella over its surface:

a)

monotrichous

b)

atrichous

c)

peritrichous

d)

lophotrichous

e)

amphitrichous

5.

A cell with a tuft of 2 or more flagella at one pole:

a)

monotrichous

b)

atrichous

c)

peritrichous

d)

lophotrichous

e)

amphitrichous

6.

All cells have a cell membrane.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

All cells have a cell wall.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

A bacterium in a hypotonic solution wants to transport glucose into the cell against its concentration gradient. What process will be used?

a)

facilitated diffusion

b)

aquaporins

c)

group translocation

d)

osmosis

9.

Endospores contain a coating called __________ acid which protects them from lysis.

a)

ammonium

b)

nitrogen

c)

dipicolinic

d)

arsenic

10.

Dipicolinic acid is a spore covering primarily composed of:

a)

calcium

b)

magnesium

c)

fluorine

d)

nitrogen

11.

A eukaryotic cell has the following organelles:

a)

nucleus

b)

endoplasmic reticulum

c)

mitochondria

d)

ribosomes

e)

nucleoid

12.

The creator of the most widely used differential bacterial stain is:

a)

Fleming

b)

Ehrlich

c)

Gram

d)

Margulis

13.

Spiral bacteria have ____________ for motility.

a)

axial filaments

b)

poxies

c)

tails

d)

flagella

14.

Where are phospholipids most likely found in cells?

a)

ribosomes

b)

cell wall

c)

cell membrane

d)

around organelles

15.

Most bacteria are pleiomorphic.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

All microorganisms have DNA.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

All microbes have DNA.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Which of the following organelles most resembles a prokaryotic cell?

a)

nucleus

b)

vacuole

c)

mitochondria

d)

golgi body

19.

Small, hydrophobic molecules pass most easily through the cell membrane.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

A prokaryotic cell has the following organelles:

a)

mitochondria

b)

ribosomes

c)

cytoplasm

d)

lysosome

e)

cell wall

21.

I am a eukaryote.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Bacteria with irregular morphology are called:

a)

pleiomorphic

b)

monomorphic

c)

odomorphic

d)

dimorphic

23.

Spheroplasts and protoplasts have no cell membranes.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

All of the following are energy reserves except:

a)

metachromatic granules

b)

magnetosomes

c)

lipid inclusions

d)

sulfur granules

25.

Gram negative cells are more resistant to antibiotics because they have _________ which pump toxic substances out of the cell.

a)

aquaporins

b)

porins

c)

facilitative channels

d)

peripheral proteins

26.

Capsules protect pathogenic bacteria from ____________, where host cells engulf and destroy microbes.

a)

phagocytosis

b)

endosymbiosis

c)

diffusion

d)

pinocytosis

27.

If a polymer of peptidoglycan begins with NAG and contains five monomers, what is monomer number four?

a)

NAG

b)

NAM

28.

Which of the following best describes what happens when a bacterial cell is placed in a hypertonic solution.

a)

"ghost cell" formation

b)

crenation

c)

plasmolysis

d)

no change

29.

Which of the following is not a distinguishing characteristic of prokaryotes:

a)

No membrane-bound nucleus

b)

Cell walls have peptidoglycan

c)

No membrane-bound organelles

d)

DNA has histones

30.

Metachromatic granules are used to store phosphate.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

A bacteria running away from an antibiotic would be spinning its flagella:

a)

clockwise

b)

counter-clockwise

32.

Bacterial cells do cellular respiration in the:

a)

mesosome

b)

cytoplasm

c)

cell membrane

d)

mitochondria

33.

Animal cells do cellular respiration in the:

a)

mitochondria

b)

cytoplasm

c)

cell membrane

d)

cell wall

34.

Which of the following is generally not true of prokaryotes?

a)

Reproduce by binary fission

b)

Semi-rigid cell wall

c)

80s ribosomes

d)

Move by means of flagella

35.

Most bacterial cells live in _________________ conditions.

a)

proprionic

b)

hypotonic

c)

isotonic

d)

hypertonic

36.

A bacteria tumbling towards glucose would be spinning its flagella:

a)

clockwise

b)

counter-clockwise

37.

Endotoxins are found in:

a)

Gram negative cells

b)

Gram positive cells

c)

Acid-Fast cells

d)

All prokaryotes

38.

Fimbriae and pili differ in that pili:

a)

are used for attachment

b)

are numerous

c)

are composed of pilin

d)

are used for motility and DNA transfer

39.

A bacterium encounters a dry environment. What process will be used to move towards moisture?

a)

Phototaxis

b)

Hydrotaxis

c)

Magnetotaxis

d)

Thermotaxis

40.

A bacterium encounters a dark environment. What process will be used to move back towards a light source?

a)

Phototaxis

b)

Hydrotaxis

c)

Magnetotaxis

d)

Thermotaxis

41.

Water enters and exits cells through channels called:

a)

reticuli

b)

aquaporins

c)

facilitation channels

d)

chloroplasts

42.

By which of the following mechanisms can a cell transport a substance from a lower to a higher concentration?

a)

active transport

b)

diffusion

c)

osmosis

d)

facilitative diffusion

43.

A waxy lipid coats a bacterium and prevents Gram staining. What test should be performed next?

a)

Gram stain

b)

endospore stain

c)

acid-fast stain

d)

negative stain

44.

During the Gram stain, if alcohol decolorizes the smear, the bacteria is:

a)

Gram negative

b)

Gram positive

45.

The theory of endosymbiosis was posed by:

a)

Margulis

b)

Ehrlich

c)

Gram

d)

Hippocrates

46.

Endosymbiosis states that:

a)

One prokaryote engulfed another and created eukaryotes

b)

One eukaryote engulfed another and created prokaryotes

47.

Molecules of extrachromosomal DNA are also known as:

a)

plasmids

b)

plastids

c)

lysossomes

d)

nucleoid

48.

One way in which an archaean would differ from a

bacterium is that the archaean would possess no:

a)

DNA in its chromosome

b)

RNA in its ribosomes

c)

ribosomes in its cytoplasm

d)

peptidoglycan in its cell walls

49.

Some bacteria stain Gram positive and others stain Gram negative as a result of differences in the structure of their:

a)

capsule

b)

ribosomes

c)

cell wall

d)

cell membrane

50.

Which one of the following is never found in prokaryotic cells?

a)

flagella

b)

ribosomes

c)

capsule

d)

cilia

51.

In eukaryotic cells, what are the sites of photosynthesis?

a)

mitochondria

b)

chloroplasts

c)

plasmids

d)

merosomes

52.

In prokaryotic cells, photosynthesis occurs in the:

a)

mesosome

b)

chromatophore

c)

mitochondria

d)

chloroplast

53.

What arrangement is represented in this picture?

a)

Coccus

b)

Diplo

c)

Staph

d)

Strep

54.
What bacterial shape is present in the image?
a)
Bacillus
b)
Coccus
c)
Spirillum
d)
Vibrio
55.
A structure that can help bacteria survive harsh conditions.
a)
capsids
b)
endospores
c)
pili
d)
DNA
56.
The bacteria seen in the picture is
a)
cocci
b)
bacillus
c)
spirilla
57.
The bacteria seen in the picture is
a)
bacillus
b)
cocci
c)
spirilla
58.

The bacterial arrangement is:

a)

coccobacilli

b)

streptococci

c)

streptobacilli

d)

palisade

59.

The bacterial arrangement is:

a)

coccobacilli

b)

streptococci

c)

streptobacilli

d)

palisade

60.

The bacterial arrangement is:

a)

tetrad

b)

streptococci

c)

diplococci

d)

palisade