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Questions On Bacteria

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following bacteria lack a cell wall and are therefore resistant to penicillin?

a)

Cyanobacteria

b)

Mycoplasmas

c)

Bdellovibrios

d)

Spirochetes

2.

A cluster of polar flagella is called

a)

lophotrichous

b)

amphitrichous

c)

monotrichous

d)

petritrichous

3.

Flagella move the cell by

a)

many flagella beating in a synchronous, whip-like motion

b)

an individual flagellum beating in a whip-like motion

c)

spinning like a propeller

d)

attaching to nearby particles and contracting

4.

The protein from which hook and filaments of flagella are composed of, is

a)

keratin

b)

flagellin

c)

gelatin

d)

casein

5.

Name the Bacterium shown in the concerned image

a)

Pseudomonas

b)

E. Coli

c)

Helicobacter

d)

Agrobacterium

6.

The cooci which mostly occur in single or pairs are

a)

Streptococci

b)

Diplococci

c)

Tetracocci

d)

None of these

7.

Which of the following may contain fimbriae?

a)

Gram-positive bacteria

b)

Gram-negative bacteria

c)

Both (a) and (b)

d)

None of these

8.

Bacteria having no flagella are unable to

a)

move

b)

reproduce

c)

stick to tissue surfaces

d)

grow in nutrient agar

9.

Which of the following is true about cell wall of gram-positive bacteria?

a)

It consists of multiple layers

b)

It is thicker than that associated with gram-negative bacteria

c)

It contains teichoic acids

d)

All of these

10.

The cell walls of many gram positive bacteria can be easily destroyed by the enzyme known as

a)

lipase

b)

lysozyme

c)

pectinase

d)

peroxidase