Bacteria Quiz Science 6b
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Questions about the Moneran Kingdom (Archeabacteria and Eubacteria for some). Includes key vocabulary like decomposer, flagella, conjugation, binary fission, and producer.
- 1.Some bacteria have a whip-like tail called flagella that helps them ____________________.
- A.
Transport food in and out of the cell
- B.
Absorb food
- C.
Make food
- D.
Move
- E.
All the above
- 2.A form of asexual reproduction where the cell doubles in size and divides into two identical cells with the same hereditary material is called __________________.
- A.
Aerobes
- B.
Binary fission
- C.
Sloshing
- D.
Decomposer
- E.
Secondary fusion
- 3.Which is not a basic shape of bacteria?
- A.
Round
- B.
Rod
- C.
Wedge
- D.
Spiral
- E.
None of the above
- 4.Which of the following bacteria cell structures are not found in plant cells?
- A.
Cytoplasm
- B.
Flagella
- C.
Cell wall
- D.
Cell membrane
- E.
None of the above
- 5.Which is not true about bacteria?
- A.
All have cytoplasm in them
- B.
Some are multi-celled
- C.
Don't have a nucleus (prokaryotic)
- D.
Some can live without oxygen
- E.
They can be harmful and helpful to humans
- 6.How can bacteria help us clean up Earth?
- A.
It rots dead organic material
- B.
It makes new bacteria
- C.
It makes cheese taste good
- D.
It doesn't help
- E.
None of the above
- 7.If you were a scientist studying bacteria, where could you go to find them?
- A.
Hot springs
- B.
The ocean floor
- C.
Your bathtub or shower
- D.
A swimming pool
- E.
All the above
- 8.Decomposers are able to breakdown materials to be used by other organisms.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.Animals and plants are made up of prokaryotic cells.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.Which is not a unicellular organism?
- A.
Euglena
- B.
Human
- C.
Penicillin
- D.
Paramecium
- 11.Which kingdom contains the smallest living organisms?
- A.
Plantae
- B.
Fungi
- C.
Monera (Archeabacteria or Eubacteria)
- D.
Animalia
- 12.Which are not true about bacteria? You may choose more than one answer.
- A.
Multi-celled
- B.
Some are round
- C.
Single-celled
- D.
They are autotrophic or heterotrophic
- E.
All can make us sick
- 13.How is a bacteria cell different than an animal cell?
- A.
It has a cell wall
- B.
It is prokaryotic
- C.
The genetic material floats around in the cytoplasm within the cell
- D.
Some have flagella that allow them to move
- E.
All the above
- 14.We call some bacteria producers because they produce ____________________.
- A.
Sound
- B.
Light
- C.
Milk
- D.
Their own food
- E.
All the above
- 15.The reproduction process that increases the number of bacteria cells is called ____________________.
- A.
Autotrophy
- B.
Conjugation
- C.
Binary fission
- D.
Heterotrophy
- E.
Cellular respiration
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