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Bacteria Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT needed for bacteria to survive?

a)

Oxygen

b)

pH above 4.6

c)

Moisture

d)

Nutrients

2.

What is an example of bioremediation

a)

Bacteria decomposing leaves

b)

Cleaning up an oil spill

c)

Bacteria releasing toxins

d)

Bacteria splitting in two

3.

Bacteria labeled as coccus are what shape?

a)

Spiral

b)

Round

c)

Rod

d)

No defined shape

4.

Dormant bacteria produce a strong coat to withstand environmental stressors called

a)

Endospores

b)

Zygospores

c)

Megaspores

d)

Protozoans

5.

Bacteria can reproduce every 15 minutes

a)

True

b)

False

6.

What is the ideal temp for bacteria to grow in

a)

Below 32 degrees F

b)

Above 140 degrees F

c)

98.6 degrees F

d)

27 degrees F

7.

Which bacteria below would be arranged in a cluster from what you learned?

a)

Streptococcus pneumoniae

b)

Staphylococcus aureus

c)

Borrelia afzelii

d)

Treponema carateum

8.

Which of the following is a compound produced from nitrogen through nitrogen fixation?

a)

Ammonia

b)

Antibiotics

c)

Legumes

d)

Protein

9.

True/False: Flagella help bacteria cling to objects

a)

True

b)

False

10.

If bacteria makes energy with the use of oxygen, it would be called?

a)

Anaerobic

b)

Antibiotic

c)

Aerobic

d)

Oxygenation

11.

What is a prokaryote?

a)

Organism without a nucleus

b)

Organism which causes a disease

c)

Organism that can make their own food

d)

Organism that can live in extreme conditions

12.

Which is NOT a characteristic of bacteria?

a)

unicellular

b)

single circular strand of DNA

c)

can undergo either asexual or sexual reproduction

d)

requires a host cell in order to live

13.

True/False: Bacteria can reproduce both asexually and sexually?

a)

True

b)

False

14.

What is conjugation

a)

Bacteria splitting in 2

b)

Turning harmful substances into nonharmful substances

c)

Asexual form of reproduction for bacteria

d)

Passing genetic material to another bacteria

15.

True/False: Eukaryotes outnumber prokaryotes by FAR

a)

True

b)

False