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Characterizing and Classifying Prokaryotes

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these is a bacillus?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
2.

Which of these is a vibrio?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
3.

Which of these is a spirillum?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
4.

Endospores are

a)

only in eukaryotes

b)

a method of reproduction

c)

a bacterial defensive strategy

d)

present only in fungi

5.

Which of these is NOT a method of bacterial reproduction?

a)

binary fission

b)

budding

c)

sporulation

d)

snapping division

6.

Which of these determine the arrangement of bacterial cells

a)

cell membrane composition

b)

number of daughter cells

c)

plane of division

d)

spike proteins

7.

Which prefix means an arrangement of two?

a)

diplo-

b)

strepto-

c)

staphylo-

d)

sarcinae-

8.

Which prefix means the bacteria are arranged in a single strip?

a)

diplo-

b)

strepto-

c)

staphylo-

d)

sarcinae-

9.

Which prefix means the bacteria are arranged in a grapelike cluster?

a)

diplo-

b)

strepto-

c)

staphylo-

d)

sarcinae-

10.

Which classification of cell is COVID-19?

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Eukaryote

c)

Virus

d)

None of these options are acceptable

11.

Which of these is the proper way to abbreviate Escherichia Coli?

a)

e. coli

b)

e. Coli

c)

E. Coli

d)

E. coli

12.

Which phyla of archaea are know to be pathogenic to humans?

a)

Crenarchaeota

b)

Euryarchaeota

c)

Both phyla

d)

Neither phyla

13.

Halophiles require a __________________ environment.

a)

hot

b)

cold

c)

salty

d)

acidic

14.

Which organism is believed to have transformed Earth's atmosphere from anaerobic to aerobic?

a)

Methanogens

b)

Cyanobacteria

c)

Thermococcus

d)

Purple Sulfur Bacteria

15.

What does it mean to be a facultative anaerobe?

a)

You have to have oxygen present in the environment to survive.

b)

You cannot have oxygen present in the environment or you die.

c)

It can survive in the absence of oxygen, but can also survive in the presence of oxygen.

d)

It needs anaerobic conditions to reproduce

16.

What color is a gram-positive bacteria after gram staining?

a)

Pink

b)

Purple

c)

White

d)

it depends on the species of bacteria

17.

What color is a gram-negative bacteria after gram staining?

a)

Pink

b)

Purple

c)

White

d)

it depends on the species of bacteria

18.

What is the largest and most diverse group of bacteria?

a)

Gram-Negative proteobacteria

b)

High G+C Gram-Positive Bacteria

c)

Low G+C Gram-Positive Bacteria

d)

Clostridia

e)

Mollicutes

19.

Which of these is NOT a pathogenic betaproteobacteria

a)

Bordetella pertussis

b)

Neisseria meningitidis

c)

Neisseria gonorrhoeaea

d)

Sphaerotilus natans

20.

What is the most common sexually transmitted bacteria in the United States?

a)

gonnorhaea

b)

chlamydia

c)

HIV

d)

herpes