Chapter 11 Flashcards
quiz (23 cards)
Which of the following bacteria produce oxygen during photosynthesis?
Cyanobacteria
Which of the following bacteria are able to oxidize Sulfur?
Thiobacillus
Which of the following statements is not true about pseudomonas?
Gram-positive bacteria
Nitrogen-fixing bacteria that live in a mutualistic relationship with legume plant roots can be found in the genus ________ .
Rhizobium
_______ is a domain of prokaryotic organisms that typically possess a cell wall composed of peptidoglycan, while ________ is a domain of prokaryotic organisms that typically possess a cell wall lacking peptidoglycan.
Bacteria, Archaea
Extreme thermophile Archaea require high salt concentrations to grow.
False
Tetanus
Clostridium
Anthrax
Bacillus
Tuberculosis
Mycobacteria
Gonorrhea
Neisseria
Lyme disease
Borrelia
All members of phylum proteobacteria are gram-positive.
False
List 2 bacteria that produce endospores.
- Bacillus
- Clostridium
Photosynthetic bacteria (e.g. green non-sulfur bacteria) possess chloroplast organelles.
False
Chemoautotrophic
Thiobacillus
Photoheterotrophic
Purple non-sulfur bacteria
Chemoheterotrophic
Salmonella
Photoautotrophic
Cyanobacteria
Which of the following is an obligate intracellular parasite?
Rickettsia
Which of the following bacteria are not sexually transmitted?
Clostridium
Gram-positive bacteria are divided into two major groups; members of phylum ________ contain a relatively low guanine + cytosine ratio, while members of phylum ________ contain a relative high guanine + cytosine ratio.
Firmicutes, Actinobacteria
What type of motility is present in all Spirochetes?
Axial filaments (endoflagella)
List 2 bacteria that produce antibiotics.
- Streptomyces
- Bacillus
