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Introduction

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of cell is it?

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Eukaryote

c)

Virus

2.

A prokaryote has...

a)

Organelles

b)

Nucleous

c)

Ribosomes

d)

Cytoplasmic membrane

e)

Nucleoid

3.

No pathogenic _____ has been discovered so far.

a)

archaea

b)

bacteria

c)

virus

d)

fungi

e)

protist

4.

The cell walls of Archaea...

a)

lack of peptidoglycan

b)

is mostly composed of chitin

c)

is 95% peptidoglycan

d)

is mostly composed of cellulose

5.

Every affirmation is true, except:

a)

Microrganisms help maintain a balance between living organisms and the environment

b)

Microorganisms can be used commercially

c)

Microbes are absent from animals' and humans' intestines

d)

Only a small portion is pathogenic

6.

Why can many bacteria rapidly grow under the correct nutrient and environmental conditions?

a)

They have more efficient enzymes than higher organisms

b)

They are small and have a high surface area/volume ratio

c)

They divide by binary fission

d)

They have more efficient DNA transciption mechanisms

7.

What is a photoautotroph?

a)

An organism that gets its carbon from carbon dioxide

b)

An organism that gets its carbon from carbon dioxide and its energy from light

c)

An organism that gets its energy from light, its carbon from carbon dioxide and uses oxygen as electron acceptor

d)

An organism that gets its energy from light

8.

Microorganisms having the ability to adapt readily to the often rapid changes in O2 availability are...

a)

Facultative aerobes

b)

aerotolerant anaerobes

c)

microaerophiles

d)

all are correct

9.

With which metabolism is a higher amount of energy in the form of ATP obtained?

a)

Sulfate reduction

(H2+SO42-)

b)

Methanogenesis

(H2+CO2)

c)

Sulfur oxidation and nitrate reduction

(SH2+NO3-)

d)

Iron oxidation and nitrate reduction

(Fe2+ + NO3-)

10.

What process generates the most ATP?

a)

Anaerobic cellular respiration

b)

Fermentation

c)

Aerobic cellular respiration

d)

Photosynthesis

11.

All living things get their energy from the sun (all primary producers in an ecosystem are photosynthetics)

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Which of the following compounds from plant material is the most resistant to biodegradation?

a)

Proteins

b)

Celullose

c)

Hemicelullose

d)

Lignin

e)

DNA

13.

In a prokaryotic cell the electron transport chain happens...

a)

in the cytoplasm

b)

on the inner mitochondrial membrane

c)

on the plasma membrane

d)

in the mitochondrial matrix

14.

In the electron transport chain, molecules in the membrane pass electrons in redox reactions and ______ are/is pumped across the membrane

a)

oxygen

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

protons

d)

water

15.

Membranes are made up of two layers of what?

a)

Proteins

b)

Carbohydrates

c)

Lipids

d)

Phospholipids

16.

What is the function of the cell membrane?

a)

It controls what enters and leaves the cell

b)

It protects the inner components of the cell

c)

It essential to provide energy to the microorganisms

d)

All answers are correct

17.

The movement of a substance (solvent) against its concentration gradient (from low to high concentration) through a carrier protein is called...

a)

Active transport

b)

Osmosis

c)

Facilitated diffusion

d)

Selective permeability

18.

Enzymes are an example of...

a)

Lipids

b)

Protein

c)

Nucleic acid

d)

Carbohydrate

19.

What is denaturation?

a)

the joining together of lots of denatured proteins molecules, which changes the appearance and texture of the food.

b)

process modifying the molecular structure of a protein/DNA, involves the breaking of many of the weak linkages, or bonds (e.g., hydrogen bonds)

c)

bonds that hold large protein molecules together in compact, folded bundles

20.

What is the purpose  of an enzyme?

a)

give permission for the reaction

b)

raise activation energy

c)

control how many reactions occur

d)

speed up reactions

21.

Without the presence of enzymes, the reactions necessary to sustain life would require ___________________ to occur

a)

higher concentration of subtrate

b)

higher temperatures

c)

higher pH

d)

lower energy

22.

The maintenance of an organism’s internal environment is called:

a)

compensating

b)

homeostasis

c)

balancing

d)

routine

23.

What is the pressure increase per 10 metre depth increase in the ocean?

a)

20 atmospheres

b)

1 atmosphere

c)

10 atmospheres

d)

2 atmospheres

24.

What is "bioremediation"?

a)

Process where organic things are used to break down pollution

b)

Process where you watch bacteria break things down

c)

When you modify biological things

d)

When you use biology to meditate

25.

Water activity (aw)...

(mark the wrong answer)

a)

...is the partial vapor pressure of water in a solution divided by the standard state partial vapor pressure of water

b)

...is a measure of the available quantity of water

c)

...is a measure of total water in an environment

d)

... is an important consideration for food product design and food safety.

26.

Which of the following is true about biofilms?

a)

Typically composed of a single species of microorganism

b)

Unlike the planktonic lifestyle, biofilms cannot offer protection for bacteria against environmental, chemical, and mechanical stresses.

c)

Encased microcolonies of bacterial cells detached from a surface of polysaccharides

d)

Aggregation of microorganisms marked by the excretion of a protective and adhesive matrix