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QUIZ Prokaryote Basics

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"archaea"

a)

new

b)

before

c)

ancient

d)

nucleus

2.

The Domains of Living Things

a)

Archaea, Plants, Animals

b)

Bacteria, Invertebrates, Fungi

c)

Archaea, Bacteria, Eukarya

d)

Plants, Animals, Bacteria

3.

In bacteria, the cell membrane is surrounded by the

a)

nucleus

b)

cell wall

c)

flagella

d)

ribosome

4.

This type of bacteria might be found in the Great Salt Lake

a)

extreme halophiles

b)

methanogens

c)

e.coli

d)

algae

5.

Which is found only in a eukaryotic cell?

a)

plasmid

b)

cell wall

c)

nucleus

d)

nucleoid

6.

Scientific evidence shows the first life appeared on Earth about _______ years ago

a)

3500

b)

35,000

c)

3.5 million

d)

3.5 billion

7.

Which is FALSE?

a)

Bacteria are prokaryotes.

b)

Eukaryotes have a nucleus.

c)

Prokaryotic cells are usually larger than eukaryotic cells.

d)

Bacteria are unicellular.

8.

Which is prokaryotic?

a)

cork tree bark

b)

amphiuma liver cells

c)

algae

d)

spirulina

9.

Prokaryotic structure used to trade pieces of DNA with other cells

a)

flagella

b)

pilus/pili

c)

endospore

d)

ribosome

10.

Cell part that produces movement

a)

nucleus

b)

ribosome

c)

flagella

d)

capsule

11.
a)

streptobacilli

b)

streptococci

c)

staphylobacilli

d)

staphylococcus

12.

Sticky covering on some bacteria

a)

capsule

b)

nucleoid

c)

ribosome

d)

pilis

13.

Survival mechanism some bacteria employ under harsh conditions

a)

ribosome

b)

endospore

c)

pili

d)

germophyte

14.
a)

streptococci

b)

streptobacilli

c)

staphylococci

d)

staphylobacilli

15.

Gram negative bacteria stain

a)

pink

b)

purple

c)

green

d)

orange

16.

Archaebacteria and eubacteria

a)

are exactly the same

b)

are both eukaryotes

c)

have different cell walls

d)

contain multiple nuclei

17.

Bacteria that prefer oxygen-free environments

a)

anaerobic

b)

photosynthetic

c)

aerobic

d)

endosporic

18.

Mycoplasmas do not gram stain because

a)

they are already purple

b)

they do not have a cell wall

c)

they are not bacteria

d)

they do not have a nucleus

19.

Producers in aquatic ecosystems

a)

heterotrophs

b)

chemosynthetic phototrophs

c)

photosynthetic chemotrophs

d)

photosynthetic autotrophs

20.

Convert nitrogen from the atmosphere into a usable form for plants and animals

a)

chemosynthetic autotrophs

b)

photosynthetic autotrophs

c)

heterotrophs

d)

spirillum

21.

A

a)

capsule

b)

nucleoid

c)

pili

d)

ribosome

22.

B

a)

nucleoid

b)

flagellum

c)

nucleoid

d)

ribosome

23.

C

a)

genetic information

b)

ribosome

c)

nucleus

d)

flagella

24.

I

a)

cell membrane

b)

pili

c)

flagella

d)

capsule

25.

Shape of bacteria

a)

cocci

b)

bacilli

c)

spirillum

d)

vibrio

26.

Shape of bacteria

a)

cocci

b)

bacilli

c)

spirillum

d)

vibrio

27.
a)

cocci

b)

bacilli

c)

vibrio

d)

spirillum

28.

a)

cocci

b)

bacilli

c)

vibrio

d)

spirillum

29.

Bacteria that can cause extreme muscle contraction and are associated with deep puncture wounds

a)

e. coli

b)

Clostridium botulinum

c)

Clostridium tetani

d)

MRSA

30.

Process of converting atmospheric nitrogen to ammonia

a)

nitrogen fixation

b)

photosynthesis

c)

chemosynthetic autotroph

d)

fermentation

31.

Produce methane

a)

trees

b)

cyanobacteria

c)

algea

d)

methanogens

32.

Process that is used to make yogurt, soy sauce, and pickles

a)

fermentation

b)

nitrification

c)

nitrogen fixation

d)

erythromycin

33.

Antibiotic produced by fungi

a)

erythromycin

b)

penicillin

c)

streptomycin

d)

chloromycin

34.

Father of Modern Microbiology

a)

Darwin

b)

Lamarck

c)

Verne

d)

Pasteur

35.

Discovered penicillin's antibiotic properties

a)

Darwin

b)

Pasteur

c)

Fleming

d)

Skywalker

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