IT's All About A Bacterial Cell!
This quiz will test your knowledge of Bacteria structure and function. Let's start this quiz now!
- 1.Bacteria can be which of the following shapes?
- A.
Bacillus, Spirilia, Canadiaus
- B.
Bacillus, Spirilia, Conpus
- C.
Bacillus, Spirilia, Coccus
- D.
Bacillus, Quadrain, Coccus
- E.
Bacillus, Quadrain, Conus
- 2.A bacteria named Staphylobaccilus would be: (hint, what does staph mean and what does baccilus mean?
- A.
Rod shapped and clustered
- B.
Rod shapped and in chains
- C.
Sphere shapped and clustered
- D.
Sphere shapped and in chains
- E.
Spiral shapped and clustered
- 3.Gram Positive bacteria will stain:
- A.
Amber
- B.
Brown
- C.
Pink
- D.
Purple
- E.
Teal
- 4.This form of bacterial reprodcution produces genetic clones of the original bacteria cell
- A.
Conjugation
- B.
Endospore production
- C.
Binary fission
- D.
Binary fusion
- E.
None of the above
- 5.The outermost layer of a bacterial cell is called the _________________________
- 6.When you collected bacteria from around the school, their main source of food was:
- A.
Particles in the air contained within the petri dish
- B.
Other microbes that were brought into the dish with the bacteria sample
- C.
Organic material that followed them from where they were collected
- D.
The agar in the petri dish
- E.
All of the above
- 7.Bacteria can be found:
- A.
In yogurt, vitamins, and cheese
- B.
In the intestines of animals to help them digest food
- C.
On plant roots to help them turn nitrogen gas to usable nitrogen
- D.
All of the above
- E.
None of the above
- 8.What is the main purpose of a flagella on a bacterial cell?
- A.
Obtaining and digesting food
- B.
Locomotion (movement)
- C.
Attaching to another cell for entry
- D.
It has no purpose, it is a vestigal structure
- E.
It looks cool!
- 9.We heat up and refridgerate food because it helps to:
- A.
It helps us avoid bacterial growth that could make us ill
- B.
It helps us avoid viral growth that could make us ill
- C.
It allows us to prevent endospores from forming and being transported into the air for other transport
- D.
All of the above
- E.
None of the above
- 10.In sexual reprodcution (conjugation) bacteria exchange information throug the _________ of the bacteria
- A.
Flagella
- B.
Cell wall
- C.
Pilli
- D.
Capsule
- E.
Chromosome
- 11._________________ is the kindgom that all of the bacteria we collected are found in
- 12.Bacteria found in extreme environments are found in this kingdom
- A.
Eubacteria
- B.
Ubacteria
- C.
Archebacteria
- D.
Fungi
- E.
Protista
- 13.
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This would be an example of what shape of bacteria- A.
Bacillus
- B.
Spirillia
- C.
Coccus
- D.
Quadrian
- E.
None of the above
- 14.
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Name this bacteria: Hint- it is round and in a chain form- A.
Staphylococci
- B.
Streptococci
- C.
Diplococci
- D.
Staphylobaccillus
- E.
Streptobaccillus
- 15.
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What are the purple dots on this picture??- A.
Ribosomes
- B.
Chromosome
- C.
Pilli
- D.
Riniculues
- E.
Capsules
- 16.It is most effective to wash your hands
- A.
In warm water
- B.
In warm water with soap
- C.
In cold water
- D.
Any of the above are effective
- E.
Non of the above are effective
- 17.For this one the answer is "Biology"
- A.
English
- B.
P.E.
- C.
Math
- D.
Lunch
- E.
Biology
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