Assignment 3: ENG1501 (COMPLETE
questions and ANSWERS) 2025 -2026
highly graded a+
The hami of some archaea are used for which of the following processes?
reproduction
defense
locomotion
attachment - CORRECT ANSWERS--Attachment
PHB is NOT associated with which of the following words?
ribosome
inclusion
biodegradable
plastic - CORRECT ANSWERS--ribosome
A bacterial cell is placed in distilled water. Which of the following will happen?
There will be no net gain or loss of water in the cell.
The cell will gain water.
The cell will lose water.
The cell will shrink. - CORRECT ANSWERS--the cell will gain water
A bacterial cell stains positive with the acid-fast stain. Which of the following is FALSE?
It has a cell wall that contains endotoxin.
It will be difficult to stain this cell with the Gram stain.
It may be a member of the genus Mycobacterium.
It has a cell wall that contains waxy lipids. - CORRECT ANSWERS--It has a cell wall
that contains endotoxin.
, Endotoxins are found in gram-negative cells, none of which are acid fast.
A bacterial cell possesses a glycocalyx. Which of the following is FALSE?
It will be more pathogenic.
It will be engulfed more quickly by defensive cells of the host.
It will be less likely to dry out.
It will be able to attach to surfaces. - CORRECT ANSWERS--It will be engulfed more
quickly by defensive cells of the host
If a eukaryotic cell suffers damage to its mitochondria, which of the following processes
of life would be most immediately affected?
reproduction
responsiveness
energy production
growth - CORRECT ANSWERS--Energy production
Which of the following is NOT a basic process of life?
sexual reproduction
metabolism
responsiveness
growth - CORRECT ANSWERS--Sexual reproduction
Not all living organisms reproduce sexually.
The filament and basal body are associated with which of the following external
structures found in some bacterial cells?
glycocalyx
fimbriae
pili
flagella - CORRECT ANSWERS--Flagella
A periplasmic space is found in which of the following?
Gram-negative cells only
Gram-positive cells only
both Gram-positive and Gram-negative cells
neither Gram-positive nor Gram-negative cells - CORRECT ANSWERS--Gram-
negative cells ONLY
Which of the following processes can be either specific or nonspecific depending upon
the particular molecules that are transported?
questions and ANSWERS) 2025 -2026
highly graded a+
The hami of some archaea are used for which of the following processes?
reproduction
defense
locomotion
attachment - CORRECT ANSWERS--Attachment
PHB is NOT associated with which of the following words?
ribosome
inclusion
biodegradable
plastic - CORRECT ANSWERS--ribosome
A bacterial cell is placed in distilled water. Which of the following will happen?
There will be no net gain or loss of water in the cell.
The cell will gain water.
The cell will lose water.
The cell will shrink. - CORRECT ANSWERS--the cell will gain water
A bacterial cell stains positive with the acid-fast stain. Which of the following is FALSE?
It has a cell wall that contains endotoxin.
It will be difficult to stain this cell with the Gram stain.
It may be a member of the genus Mycobacterium.
It has a cell wall that contains waxy lipids. - CORRECT ANSWERS--It has a cell wall
that contains endotoxin.
, Endotoxins are found in gram-negative cells, none of which are acid fast.
A bacterial cell possesses a glycocalyx. Which of the following is FALSE?
It will be more pathogenic.
It will be engulfed more quickly by defensive cells of the host.
It will be less likely to dry out.
It will be able to attach to surfaces. - CORRECT ANSWERS--It will be engulfed more
quickly by defensive cells of the host
If a eukaryotic cell suffers damage to its mitochondria, which of the following processes
of life would be most immediately affected?
reproduction
responsiveness
energy production
growth - CORRECT ANSWERS--Energy production
Which of the following is NOT a basic process of life?
sexual reproduction
metabolism
responsiveness
growth - CORRECT ANSWERS--Sexual reproduction
Not all living organisms reproduce sexually.
The filament and basal body are associated with which of the following external
structures found in some bacterial cells?
glycocalyx
fimbriae
pili
flagella - CORRECT ANSWERS--Flagella
A periplasmic space is found in which of the following?
Gram-negative cells only
Gram-positive cells only
both Gram-positive and Gram-negative cells
neither Gram-positive nor Gram-negative cells - CORRECT ANSWERS--Gram-
negative cells ONLY
Which of the following processes can be either specific or nonspecific depending upon
the particular molecules that are transported?
