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Prokaryotes: Meet the Microbes
Practice Test Questions I
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Free review questions to help students better understand this topic.
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Prokaryotic Microbes Sample Test Questions - Part 1
The following questions, from the Virtual Microbiology Classroom, are designed to help students better understand this topic. All questions are based on material that can be found on the Prokaryotes: Meet the Microbes Lecture Main Page.
1. Which genera can produce endospores?
a.Mycobacterium and Clostridium
Mycobacterium and Clostridiumb.E. coli and Bacillus
E. coli and Bacillusc.E. coli and Salmonella
E. coli and Salmonellae.Bacillus and Clostridium
Bacillus and Clostridium2.Which genus of bacteria have cocci shaped cells that are arranged in a cluster?
Which genus of bacteria have cocci shaped cells that are arranged in a cluster?a.Bacillus
Bacillusb.Staphylococcus
Staphylococcusc.Mycobacterium
Mycobacteriumd.Streptococcus
Streptococcuse.Salmonella
Salmonella3. The cell wall of Mycobacterium, although waxy, is more similar to which type of cell wall?
4. Tuberculosis and leprosy are caused by a type of bacteria that…
a. has a waxy cell wallb. produces endosporesc. is gram-negatived. is an intracellular pathogen5. E. coli is …
#1. Gram-negative#2. Gram-positive#4. a non lactose fermentera.#1
#1b.#2
#2c.#1 and #3
#1 and #3d.#2 and #3
#2 and #3e.#1 and #4
#1 and #46. Which type of bacterial growth medium would be most helpful in identifying Streptococcus pyogenes?
b. TSY7. Which type of Haemophilus influenzae bacteria could be considered normal flora?
a. encapsulated b. unencapsulated
8. Which genus of bacteria must reproduce inside an infected cell (i.e. is an obligate intracellular pathogen)?
a. Bacillus b. Neisseria
c. Chlamydia
d. Staphylococcus
e. Salmonella
9. Which is a type of Archaea?
a. Methanogens
b. Mycobacteria
c. Eukarya
d. Mycoplasma
e. Thermostat
10. All prokaryotes are bacteria.
a. True b. FalseClick here for more Prokaryote Meet the Microbe practice test questions.
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Pathogenic bacteria Staphylococcus aureus, also known as Golden Staph.
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