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Section 6A

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
  1. Bacteria does not have a ____ (its DNA floats freely in the cytosol)

a)
  1. nucleus

b)

DNA

c)

flagella

d)

membrane bound organelles

2.

Match the following terms that relate to bacteria structures

a)

one or more small strands of DNA that separate from the main chromosome.

1.

Plasmids

b)
  1. Bacteria have __ that produce proteins. 

2.
  1. ribosomes

c)

Some bacteria have a slimy coating called a __ (prevents it from dying out)

3.

capsule

d)

whiplike tail

4.

Flagella

e)
  1. tiny hairs 

5.
  1. Cilia

3.

  1. bacteria live in extreme conditions (hot /salty).



(a)  

4.

Archaea bacteria are ___ shaped

a)

rod

b)

sperical

c)

spiral

d)

rectangular

e)

triangular

5.

Bacteria reproduce using (a)   (as fast as every 20 minutes!)

6.

The reason bacteria don’t take over everything is because they must have the right conditions such as:

a)

food source

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

moisture

d)

oxygen

e)

iron

7.

Some bacteria withstand poor conditions by forming ___

a)

blandospores

b)

startospores

c)

endospores

d)

ribospores

8.

Endospores (similar to a seed), allow bacteria to wait for the right conditions--up to 1,000 years!

a)

true

b)

false

c)

the word "spores" makes me hungry for sunflower seeds

d)

wait, what is bacteria?

9.
  1. Beneficial bacteria are helpful in: 

a)
  1. fixing __ to the roots of plants.

1.
  1. nitrogen

b)
  1. cows digesting __ (from grass) 

2.
  1. cellulose

c)
  1. __ dead material 

3.
  1. decomposing

d)

making __ such as yogurt.

4.

foods

10.

Match the labels to the structures of a bacteria

(*not pictured = slimy coating called a capsule)