This quiz focuses on key microbiological concepts including bacterial cell wall components, growth conditions, and temperature preferences of different bacteria.
Halophile
Mesophile
Anaerobe
Psychrophile
Capnophile
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Element
Macronutrient
Water
Growth factor
Trace element
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Catabolism
Redox reactions
Phosphorylation
Metabolism
Cellular respiration
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Be in a hypotonic solution
Gain water
Be in a isotonic solution
Shrivel
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Gracillucates
Firmicutes
Actinobacteria
Archaea
Spirochaetes
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Histones
Amino acids
Nucleotides
MRNA
Polymerases
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Nitrate
Oxygen
Sulfate
Nitrite
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Gram's iodine, crystal violet, alcohol, safranin
Crystal violet, safranin, alcohol, safranin
Safranin, crystal violet, Gram's iodine, alcohol
Alcohol, crystal violet, safranin, Gram's iodine
Gram negative
Gram positive
Archaea
Spheroplast
Acid fast
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Uses CO2 for its carbon source
Must obtain organic compounds for its carbon needs
Gets energy from sunlight
Gets energy by oxidizing chemical compounds
Does not need a carbon source
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Parasitic
Saprobic
Commensal
Mutualistic
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Amphitrichous
Atrichous
Lophotrichous
Monotrichous
Peritrichous
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Grows best in an anaerobic jar
Grows with or without oxygen
Needs normal atmospheric levels of oxygen
Requires a small amount of oxygen but won't grow at normal atmospheric levels
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It is a type of glycocalyx
It can be easily washed off the cell
It protects the cell from loss of water and nutrients
It plays a role in cell motility
It allows cells to participate in biofilms
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A chromosome
Fimbriae
Endospores
Capsules
Flagella
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Acid pools
Fresh water ponds
Hot geyser springs
Arid, desert soil
Salt lakes
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4
5
6
12
Impossible to determine
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Form pairs by hydrogen bonding
Guanine pairs with uracil
Adenine pairs with thymine
Cytosine and thymine are pyrimidines
Allows variation from one nucleotide to another which creates the encoded information
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Cell walls
Cell membranes
Capsules
Slime layers
Inclusions
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Aerobic
Anaerobic
Facultative anaerobe
Microaerophilic
Aerotolerant
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Chromosomes
Plasmids
Mitochondrial DNA
Chloroplast DNA
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Primer
Okazaki fragment
Template
Rolling circle
Replication fork
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Cocci in pairs
A cuboidal packet of cells
Groups of endospores
Coffee-bean shaped rods in pairs
Vibrios in threes
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Ribosomes
Inclusion
Cell wall
Cell membrane
Flagella
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Metabolically inactive
Resistant to heat and chemical destruction
Resistant to destruction by radiation
Living structures
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Element
Macronutrient
Water
Growth factor
Trace element
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Ribosomal RNA
Messenger RNA
Transfer RNA
Primer RNA
Ribozymes
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Convert gaseous nitrogen to a usable form for plants
Reproduction and growth
Protection of genetic material during harsh conditions
Storage of excess cell materials
Sites for photosynthesis
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TAAGGCCT
UAAGGCCU
ATTCCGGA
GUUAATTG
CAAGGUTA
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Mycobacterium
Mycoplasma
Streptococcus
Corynebacterium
Salmonella
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Fimbriae
Capsule
Mesosomes
Flagella
Metachromatic granules
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ATP
ADP
Pyruvic acid
Oxygen
NAD
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Broken down in reactions that require energy input
Proteins that function as catalysts
Electron carrier molecules
Not needed for catabolic reactions
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GCA
CGT
ACG
CGU
UGC
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Staphylococcus
Sporosarcina
Bacillus
Clostridium
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Gram negative bacteria
Gram positive bacteria
Acid fast bacteria
Protoplasts
Protoplasts
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Extremophile
Thermophile
Psychrophile
Facultative psychrophile
Thermoduric
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Size of the periplasmic space
Similarities of cell membrane proteins
Size of the bacterial chromosome
Nitrogen base sequence of rRNA
Size of the ribosomes
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Lag phase
Log phase
Stationary phase
Death phase
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Promoter
Operator
Operon
Exon
Intron
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Saprobes
Parasites
Autotrophs
Lithoautotrophs
Phototrophs
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Ribosomes - protein synthesis
Inclusions - excess cell nutrients and materials
Plasmids - genes essential for growth and metabolism
Nucleoid - hereditary material
Cytoplasm - dense, gelatinous solution
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Lag phase
Log phase
Stationary phase
Death phase
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Carbon dioxide
Oxygen
High salt
Temperatures above 37*C
High acidity
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Ribosomes
Capsules
Plasmids
Inclusions
Mesosomes
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Material would not be able to cross the cell membrane
Protein synthesis would stop
Destruction of the cell's DNA
Formation of glycogen inclusions
Loss of capsule
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Uses CO2 for its carbon source
Must obtain organic compounds for its carbon needs
Gets energy from sunlight
Gets energy by oxidizing chemical compounds
Does not need a carbon source
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Flagella
Cilia
Fimbriae
Periplasmic flagella
Option 5
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