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All about bacteria

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Are there more helpful or harmful bacteria in the world?

a)

Harmful

b)

Helpful

2.

True or False? Food poisoning is one way that bacteria are harmful.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Where are bacteria located?

a)

No where.

b)

Every where!

c)

Only in the restroom.

d)

On my hands only.

4.

Which option best describes the difference between a flagella and pili?

a)

Pili is used for attachment whereas a flagella assist movement in the prokaryote.

b)

Flagella is longer than pili.

c)

Flagella is a filamentous structure made up of protein and pili are non filamentous.

5.

What kind of bacteria help to break down dead animals and plants in the soil?

a)

Pathogens

b)

Decomposers

c)

Autotrophs

6.

Which of the following is NOT part of a bacteria cell?

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Cell membrane

c)

Nucleus

d)

Ribosome

7.

What term is used to describe a rod-shaped bacteria?

a)

Coccus

b)

Spiral

c)

Cylindrical

d)

Bacillus

8.

What do we use to fight off bad bacteria that can make us sick?

a)

Aspirin

b)

Antibiotics

c)

Decomposers

d)

Nitrates

9.

What shape are these bacteria?

a)

cocci

b)

bacilli

c)

spirilla

d)

fusilli

10.

Cells that lack membrane bound organelles such a nucleus are called

a)

prokaryotic

b)

eukaryotic

11.

What shape are these bacteria?

a)

cocci

b)

bacilli

c)

spirilla

d)

tortellini

12.

How are bacterial cells different from plant and animal cells?

a)

Bacterial cells contain many more cell organelles.

b)

Bacterial cells contain almost no cell organelles.

c)

Bacterial cells have more complex cell organelles.

d)

Bacterial cells have well-defined nuclei.