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QUIZ 1 MCROBIOLOGY

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. In prokaryotes, the hair-like outgrowths which attach to the surface of other bacterial cells are

a)

Flagella

b)

Pili

c)

Capsule

d)

Plasmids

2.

2.A component of prokaryotic cells:

a)

Plasma membrane

b)

DNA

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

All of these

3.

3. A difference between eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells is in having

a)

Ribosomes

b)

Cell wall

c)

Nuclear membrane

d)

None of the above

4.

4. Which of these is a characteristic of prokaryotic cells?

a)

Absence of cell organelles

b)

Absence of nucleus

c)

Presence of 70S ribosomes

d)

All of these

5.

5. What is the name of the region where double-stranded single circular DNA is found in the prokaryotic cell?

a)

Protonucleus

b)

Nucleus

c)

Nucleoid

d)

Nucleoplasm

6.

6. The two domains to which prokaryotes are classified into are:

a)

Bacteria and Protista

b)

Bacteria and Archaea

c)

Archaea and Eukarya

d)

Eukarya and Monera

7.

7.When a water sample from a hot thermal vent was tested, it was found to contain a single-celled organism having a cell wall lacking a nucleus. What is its classification most likely?

a)

Eukarya

b)

Fungi

c)

Protista

d)

Archaea

8.

8. The flagella of a prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell vary in____________________

a)

Mode of functioning and location in the cell

b)

Types of movement and placement in the cell

c)

Microtubular organization and function

d)

Microtubular organization and type of movement

9.

9.Which of the following is a prokaryote?

a)

Amoeba

b)

Spirogyra

c)

Bacteria

d)

Chlamydomonas

10.

10.A prokaryotic bacterial cell does not posses a

a)

Nuclear membrane

b)

Histones

c)

Double stranded DNA

d)

Both A & B

11.

11. The cell division in blue green algae similar to that in

a)

Bacteria

b)

Brown Algae

c)

Green Algae

d)

Higher plants

12.

12.Which structure is present in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?

a)

cell wall

b)

nucleus

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Mitochondria

13.

13. Which one is present in prokaryotes?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Golgi Apparatus

c)

Mitochondria

d)

None of the above

14.

14.Which one of the following is a prokaryote?

a)

Agaricus

b)

Salmonella

c)

Green Algae

d)

Bacteriophage

15.

15. Prokaryotes include

a)

Animals

b)

Plants

c)

Fungi

d)

Protist

e)

Bacteria

16.

16.The smallest living cells with cell wall are

a)

Viroids

b)

Algae

c)

Bacteria

d)

Mycoplasma

17.

17. Plants differ from animals in that plants have

a)

an endoplasmic reticulum

b)

Golgi complexes

c)

a central vacuole

d)

vesicles

18.

18. Unlike those of prokaryotes, eukaryotic cell walls are composed of

a)

chitin

b)

cellulose fibers embedded in a matrix

c)

proteins and histones

d)

a carbohydrate matrix cross-linked by short polypeptide

19.

19.The Golgi apparatus is involved in

a)

producing lysosomes

b)

packaging proteins into vesicles

c)

transporting proteins that are to be released from the cell

d)

all of the above

20.

20.Which type of cell has membrane bound organelles?

a)

Eukaryotic cells

b)

Animal cells

c)

Plant cells

d)

Bacteria cells

21.

21. What is the main function of the smooth endoplasmic reticulum?

a)

It generates energy to drive other biochemical processes.

b)

It is the site of destruction of unwanted biological materials.

c)

It is the site of the modification of proteins following their translation from RNA.

d)

It synthesizes proteins using RNA as a template.

22.

22.Which of the following statements is True

a)

Prokaryotic cells came before Eukaryotic cells

b)

Eukaryotic cells do not have a nucleus, Prokaryotic cells do

c)

Eukaryotic cells are simple, Prokaryotic cells are complex

d)

Prokaryotic cells are bigger than Eukaryotic cells

23.

23.Which of the following would be examples of Eukaryotic cells

a)

Plants and Animals

b)

Plants and Prokaryotes

c)

Animals and Bacteria

d)

Prokaryotes and Animals

24.

24. Which of the following are involved with the movement or transport of materials or organelles throughout the cell?

a)

cytoskeleton

b)

rough endoplasmic reticulum

c)

smooth endoplasmic reticulum

d)

all of the choices are true

25.

25.Which is NOT true of eukaryotic cells?

a)

They contain many organelles in the cytoplasm.

b)

They contain ribosomes that are smaller than those of prokaryotic cells.

c)

A true nucleus contains the chromosomes.

d)

Eukaryotic cells contain membrane-bounded compartments.

26.

26.Cells that do NOT produce cell walls are

a)

animal cells

b)

bacteria

c)

prokaryotic cells

d)

plant cells

27.

27.Living organisms can be classified as prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Which two structure are common in both?

a)

cell wall and nucleus

b)

plasma membrane and nucleus

c)

cell wall and chloroplast

d)

plasma membrane and cytoplasm

28.

28.Choose the similarity between prokaryotes and eukaryotes.

a)

Both have cell walls.

b)

Both contains cytoplasm, ribosomes, and DNA

c)

Both are able to reproduce by mitosis.

d)

Both are found in the same organism

29.

29. Prokaryotes are _____ than Eukaryotes because they have fewer organelles and no nucleus.

a)

Smaller

b)

Same Size

c)

Bigger

d)

Undefined

30.

30.Both prokaryotes and eukaryotes have a nucleus.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

31.One example of a prokaryote is a...

a)

fungus

b)

animal

c)

bacteria

d)

plant

32.

32.Which type of cell? (It has a nucleus, membrane bound organelles)

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Eukaryote

33.

33.Which type of cell? It has DNA, Ribosomes, Cell Membrane, but no nucleus.

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Eukaryote

34.

34.Where is the DNA found in a eukaryotic cell?

a)

yes

b)

no

c)

in the nucleus

d)

floating around in the cytoplasm

35.

35.Where is the DNA found in a prokaryotic cell?

a)

in a simana

b)

in a jlomana

c)

in the nucleus

d)

floating around in the cytoplasm

36.

36.A single-celled organism that lacks a membrane-bound nucleus, mitochondria, or any other membrane -bound organelle .

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Nucleus

c)

Eukaryote

d)

Single-celled organism

37.

37.Nucleus

a)

make energy

b)

hold DNA

c)

make protein

d)

let things in and out

38.

38.Both plant and animal cells have a cell membrane

a)

true

b)

false

39.

39. Holds the DNA, controls the cell's activities

a)

cell membrane

b)

mitochondria

c)

nucleus

d)

lysosome

40.

40.Outer protective layer of the cell. Allows things to come in and out

a)

cell membrane

b)

mitochondria

c)

nucleus

d)

vacuole

41.

41. This is like the floor of the cell because it holds all the organelles

a)

cell membrane

b)

cytoplasm

c)

nucleus

d)

cytoplasm

42.

42.Cells can have a different number of organelles based on their function.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

43. Fungi are examples of _________cells

a)

prokaryotic

b)

eukaryotic

44.

44.Bacteria are an example of___________cells

a)

prokaryotic

b)

eukaryotic

45.

45.Which type of cell have membrane bound organelles?

a)

prokaryotic

b)

eukaryotic

46.

46.Which of the following is NOT a characteristic that prokaryotes and eukaryotes share?

a)

cell membrane

b)

ribosomes

c)

DNA or RNA

d)

nucleus

47.

47. Prokaryotic does not have…….

a)

membrane bound organelles

b)

DNA or RNA

c)

cell membrane

d)

life

48.

48. The extra cellular appendage which helps in the movement of bacteria

a)

Pili

b)

Flagella

c)

Flagellin

d)

Capsule

49.

49.The region in prokaryotic cell where double stranded circular DNA is present is called

a)

Nucleoplasm

b)

Nucleus

c)

Nucleoid

d)

Protonucleus

50.

50.Extra chromosomal self replicating circular DNA molecules present in bacteria are called______________

a)

Episomes

b)

Plasmid

c)

Plastid

d)

Extra chromosomes

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