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WorksheetsLecture Quiz 2 Review
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 22mins
Which structure allows bacteria to exchange DNA during conjugation?
Capsule
Flagellum
Pili
Ribosome
Which component is found only in Gram-negative bacteria?
Teichoic acids
Peptidoglycan
Capsule
Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)
Which bacterial structure protects cells from phagocytosis?
Flagellum
Capsule
Pili
Ribosome
Which ribosome type is found in prokaryotic cells?
80S
60S
70S
90S
Which structure stores genetic material in prokaryotes?
Nucleus
Nucleoid
Golgi Apparatus
Lysosome
Gram-positive bacteria appear what color after Gram staining?
Pink
Red
Purple
Green
Which bacterial structure is responsible for movement?
Fimbriae
Pili
Flagella
Capsule
Which type of glycocalyx is loosely attached to the cell surface?
Capsule
Cell Wall
Slime Layer
Outer membrane
Which bacteria are known to form endospores?
Escherichia and Salmonella
Bacillus and Clostridium
Neisseria and Staphylococcus
Mycoplasma and Chlamydia
Which molecule makes up bacterial cell walls?
Cellulose
Chitin
Phospholipid
Peptidoglycan
What type of transport requires energy?
Passive diffusion
Facilitated Diffusion
Osmosis
Active Transport
Which structure helps bacteria attach to surfaces and form biofilms?
Flagella
Fimbriae
Ribosomes
Endospores
Which organelle modifies, packages, and ships proteins in eukaryotic cells?
Nucleus
Golgi Apparatus
Lysosome
Mitochondria
Which structure is responsible for lipid synthesis in eukaryotic cells?
Rough ER
Smooth ER
Lysosome
Golgi Apparatus
Which arrangement describes flagella distributed over the entire bacterial surface?
Monotrichous
Lophotrichous
Amphitrichous
Peritrichous
Which structure is responsible for protein synthesis in all cells?
Gram-negative bacteria have a thicker peptidoglycan layer than Gram-positive bacteria.
True
False
Pili are primarily used for movement.
True
False
Endospores are resistant to heat, radiation, and chemicals.
True
False
Eukaryotic ribosomes are larger than prokaryotic ribosomes.
True
False
Mycoplasma species lack cell walls.
True
False
A bacterium stains pink and contains LPS. What type is it?
A bacterial cell survives boiling temperatures. Which structure allowed this?
A drug disrupts 70S ribosomes but not 80S ribosomes. Which cells are affected?
A bacterium attaches tightly to human epithelial cells using short hairlike projections. What structure is involved?
Fimbriae
Which bacterial structure is BOTH water-soluble AND loosely attached to the cell surface?
Which structure is directly responsible for anchoring the bacterial flagellum to the cell wall?
Hook
Rod
Filament
Which statement about bacterial movement is TRUE?
Tumbles move bacteria in straight lines
Runs occur only when flagella rotate clockwise
Counterclockwise rotation produces runs
Chemotaxis occurs only in response to light
Which bacterial cell wall component contributes to resistance against desiccation in acid-fast bacteria?
Which structure would be ABSENT in a Mycoplasma cell but PRESENT in a Gram-negative cell?
Nucleoid
Peptidoglycan layer
Cytoplasmic Membrane
Which structure is MOST responsible for selective permeability in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?
Cytoplasmic membrane
Which structure is structurally similar in bacteria and eukaryotes but differs primarily in SIZE?
Which pair of structures differs in BOTH composition AND mechanism of motion?
Prokaryotic and eukaryotic flagella
Prokaryotic and eukaryotic ribosomes
Capsule and slime layer
Pili and Fimbriae
Which structure would MOST likely be missing in a bacterium that cannot perform chemotaxis?
Plasmid
Which structure is located in the PERIPLASMIC SPACE of spirochetes?
Capsule
Endoflagella (axial filaments)
Pili
Ribosomes
A bacterium forms biofilms but cannot conjugate. Which structure is functional but which is defective?
Pili functional; fimbriae defective
Fimbriae functional; pili defective
Flagella functional; pili defective
Capsule functional; ribosomes defective
A mutation prevents formation of the basal body. What process fails?
DNA replication
Protein synthesis
Bacterial motility
Endospore formation
A drug blocks tubulin polymerization. Which structure fails FIRST?
Prokaryotic flagella
Eukaryotic flagella and cilia
Pili
Bacterial cell wall
Which structure would be LEAST affected by penicillin-class antibiotics?
Gram-positive cell wall
Gram-negative cell wall
Mycoplasma cell envelope
Acid-fast cell wall
A bacterium stains pink and contains LPS. What type is it?
(a)
A bacterium survives boiling temperatures. What structure likely allowed this?
(a)
What is chemotaxis?
