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Bacteria (Monera) Quiz

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What cell organelle helps to protect bacterial cells from bursting

a)

Nucleus

b)

Cell wall

c)

Plasmid

d)

Vacuole

2.

Bacteria are eukaryotic. True or false

a)

True

b)

False

3.

What is the name of the loop of DNA separate from the chromosome of DNA found in a bacterial cell

a)

Capsid

b)

Flagella

c)

Ribosome

d)

Plasmid

4.

What are the names of the three most common shape of bacteria

a)

Round, Rod, Spiral

b)

Long, Short and medium

c)

Square, Circle and Triangle

5.

What is the name of the type of asexual reproduction carried out by bacteria?

a)

Mitosis

b)

Binary Fission

c)

Vegetative propagation

d)

Meiosis

6.

What is the function of the endospore?

a)

allows bacterial cell to feed

b)

allows bacterial cell to move

c)

Protects genetic information

d)

kills a bacterial cell

7.

What is the definition of Autotrophic nutrition?

a)

Organism only feeds on dead matter

b)

Organism can make its own food

c)

Organism needs to get food from outside sources

8.

What do chemosynthetic bacteria use to make their food?

a)

heat energy

b)

Light energy from the sun

c)

Chemicals like iron and nitrogen

d)

electrical energy

9.

What is an example of a chemosynthetic bacteria?

a)

nitrifying bacteria

b)

MRSA

c)

e.coli

d)

purple sulfur bacteria

10.

What is the definition of photosynthetic bacteria?

a)

they use heat energy to make food

b)

they use chemicals to make food

c)

they use light energy to make their food

d)

they use kinetic energy to make food

11.

What is an example of a photosynthetic bacteria?

a)

nitrifying bacteria

b)

purple sulfur bacteria

c)

red iron bacteria

12.

What is the definition of a saprophytic bacteria?

a)

feeds on all organic material

b)

feeds on a living host

c)

Feeds on dead organic material

13.

What is the definition of parasitic bacteria?

a)

Feed on a living host

b)

feeds on dead organic material

c)

feeds on chemicals in the soil