Bacteria quiz

Question 1

bacteria reproduce asexually by

Answer 1

binary fission

Question 2

prokaryotes are classified according to

Answer 2

how they move, how they obtain energy, their shape and chemical nature of cell walls

Question 3

disease causing organisms are known as

Answer 3

pathogens

Question 4

prokaryotes are unlike other organisms because their cells

Answer 4

lack nuclei

Question 5

all bacteria are classified as

Answer 5

prokaryotes

Question 6

which process is used for the exchange of genetic information between two bacterial cells

Answer 6

conjugation

Question 7

what infects plants?

Answer 7

viroids

Question 8

which lives in only extreme environments

Answer 8

archaebacteria

Question 9

which structure is used for cell-to-cell contact between bacteria

Answer 9

pilli

Question 10

An organism that is photosynthetic but needs organic compounds as a carbon source is called

Answer 10

photoheterotroph

Question 11

an organism that makes organic carbon molecules from carbon dioxide using energy from chemical reactions is called

Answer 11

chemoautotroph

Question 12

which is formed when a bacterium produces a thick internal wall that encloses its DNA and a portion of its cytoplasm

Answer 12

endospore

Question 13

an organisms that cannot live in the presence of oxygen is called a

Answer 13

obligate anaerobe

Question 14

Some bacteria are able to covert nitrogen gas into ammonia that can be used by plants. this process is called

Answer 14

nitrogen fixation

Question 15

which of the following conditions could promote the growth of bacteria

Answer 15

warm temperatures

Question 16

what structure enables bacteria to move?

Answer 16

flagella

Question 17

which of the following statements is false about archaebacteria

Answer 17

They lack peptidoglycan, they have genes more like eukaryotes, they live in extreme environments and we do not know any diseases they cause in humans