Living organisms and wet mounts Quiz

Question 1

What is the primary purpose of a wet mount?

Answer 1

to observe living organisms

Question 2

which of the following is NOT a typical comonent of a wet mount preparation?
- a microscope slide
- a coverslip
- a fixative
- a small drop of liquid (e.g. water)

Answer 2

a fixative

Question 3

which of the following is a key feature of prokaryotic cells
- presence of nucleus
- absence of membrane-bound organelles
- large size compared to eukaryotic cells
- presence of multiple chromosomes

Answer 3

absence of membrane-bound organelleswi

Question 4

which structure is present in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?

Answer 4

ribosome

Question 5

eukaryotic cells are typically larger than prokaryotic cells due to the presence of

Answer 5

membrane-bound organelles

Question 6

Which organism is known for its ability to change shape due to its lack of a rigid cell wall?

Answer 6

Amoeba

Question 7

What is the distinctive morphological feature of Stentor?

Answer 7

it has a trumpet-shaped body

Question 8

which organism is colonial, forming spherical aggregates of cells?
- spirostomum
- amoeba
- stentor
- volvox

Answer 8

Volvox

Question 9

which of the following is unicellular but behaves like multicellular in certain conditions?
- volvox
- saccharomyces
- euglena
- spirostomum

Answer 9

Volvox

Question 10

Spirostomum is unique due to its

Answer 10

extremely large, elongated body