Bacteria Compared With Other Microorganisms

Question 1

What is the agents of human infectious diseases?

Answer 1

Bacteria
fungi(yeasts and molds)
Protozoa
Helminths(worms)
Viruses

Question 2

What kind of nucleus that bacteria have?

Answer 2

Prokaryotic nucleus

Question 3

What kind of nucleus that (human, fungi, protozoa, helminths) have.

Answer 3

Eukaryotic nucleus

Question 4

What kind of nucleus that viruses have

Answer 4

Viruses are not cells, and do not have a nucleus

Question 5

All cells contains both DNA and RNA (bacteria, fungi, protozoa, helminths, human).

Answer 5

True

Question 6

Viruses contain either DNA and RNA, but not both.

Answer 6

True

Question 7

Bacteria and fungal cells are surrounded by

Answer 7

A rigid cell wall

Question 8

Human, protozoa, helminths cells have

Answer 8

A flexible cell membrane

Question 9

The Bacterial cell wall contains peptidoglycan, whereas the fungal cell wall contains chitin.

Answer 9

True

Question 10

You’re watching a television program that is discussing viruses called
bacteriophages that can kill bacteria. Your roommate says, “Wow, maybe viruses
can be used to kill the bacteria that infect people! You’re taking the Microbiology
course now; what’s the difference between viruses and bacteria?” Which one of
the following would be the most accurate statement to make?

Answer 10

Viruses do not have ribosomes, whereas bacteria do.

Question 11

Bacteria, fungi (yeasts and molds), viruses, and protozoa are important causes of
human disease. Which one of the following microbes contains either DNA or RNA but not both?

Answer 11

Viruses

Question 12

Which one of the following contains DNA that is not surrounded by a nuclear
membrane?

Answer 12

Bacteria