UTA MICROBIOLOGY EXAM 2 (CH. 4,5,6) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026 COMPLETE EXAM PREP WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS

UTA MICROBIOLOGY EXAM 2 (CH.
4,5,6) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2026 COMPLETE EXAM PREP WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
◉ Prokaryotic Shapes.
Answer: coccus, coocobacillus, vibrio, bacillus, spirillum, spirochete


◉ vibrio.
Answer: comma shaped
Vibrio cholerae


◉ spirillum.
Answer: wiggly line


◉ spirochete.
Answer: corkscrew like
ex: Teporema pallidum (syphilis)
Borreslia burgdoferi (lyme disease)


◉ bacillus.
Answer: pill like form
Ex: Bacillus subtilis

,Escherichia coli


◉ Arrangement of Prokaryotic cells.
Answer: can divide in one or more planes, depending on genetics is how
much it can divide


◉ Diplocococcus.
Answer: can only be split into 2


◉ Tetrad.
Answer: can only be split into 2 planes


◉ Streptococci:.
Answer: can be split and grown multiple times


◉ Staphylocci.
Answer: 2 planes that keep going


◉ Strepto=.
Answer: chain


◉ streptobacilli.
Answer: can only be split one way, cant be made into a cluster...chain
only

, ◉ Are Prokaryotic cells nucleated?.
Answer: No


◉ Types of Prokaryotic cells.
Answer: Archea and Bacteria


◉ Are Eukaryotes nucleated?.
Answer: yes


◉ How many cells are in a prokaryotic cell?.
Answer: single celled


◉ Difference between Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells.
Answer: Prokaryotic are non nucleated, they have the same functions as
Eurkaryotic except they lack the orgenelles, they have other similar
orgenelles which can perform the same function


◉ How do Eurakryotic cells move?.
Answer: cilia


◉ How do Prokaryotic cells move?.
Answer: flagella