WorksheetsCharacterizing and Classifying Prokaryotes
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Which of these is a bacillus?
Which of these is a vibrio?
Which of these is a spirillum?
Endospores are
only in eukaryotes
a method of reproduction
a bacterial defensive strategy
present only in fungi
Which of these is NOT a method of bacterial reproduction?
binary fission
budding
sporulation
snapping division
Which of these determine the arrangement of bacterial cells
cell membrane composition
number of daughter cells
plane of division
spike proteins
Which prefix means an arrangement of two?
diplo-
strepto-
staphylo-
sarcinae-
Which prefix means the bacteria are arranged in a single strip?
diplo-
strepto-
staphylo-
sarcinae-
Which prefix means the bacteria are arranged in a grapelike cluster?
diplo-
strepto-
staphylo-
sarcinae-
Which classification of cell is COVID-19?
Prokaryote
Eukaryote
Virus
None of these options are acceptable
Which of these is the proper way to abbreviate Escherichia Coli?
e. coli
e. Coli
E. Coli
E. coli
Which phyla of archaea are know to be pathogenic to humans?
Crenarchaeota
Euryarchaeota
Both phyla
Neither phyla
Halophiles require a __________________ environment.
hot
cold
salty
acidic
Which organism is believed to have transformed Earth's atmosphere from anaerobic to aerobic?
Methanogens
Cyanobacteria
Thermococcus
Purple Sulfur Bacteria
What does it mean to be a facultative anaerobe?
You have to have oxygen present in the environment to survive.
You cannot have oxygen present in the environment or you die.
It can survive in the absence of oxygen, but can also survive in the presence of oxygen.
It needs anaerobic conditions to reproduce
What color is a gram-positive bacteria after gram staining?
Pink
Purple
White
it depends on the species of bacteria
What color is a gram-negative bacteria after gram staining?
Pink
Purple
White
it depends on the species of bacteria
What is the largest and most diverse group of bacteria?
Gram-Negative proteobacteria
High G+C Gram-Positive Bacteria
Low G+C Gram-Positive Bacteria
Clostridia
Mollicutes
Which of these is NOT a pathogenic betaproteobacteria
Bordetella pertussis
Neisseria meningitidis
Neisseria gonorrhoeaea
Sphaerotilus natans
What is the most common sexually transmitted bacteria in the United States?
gonnorhaea
chlamydia
HIV
herpes
