Class notes Microbiology (Microbiology)

Chapter 4: Prokaryotic Cells – Study Worksheet
1. What are the two basic types of cells?
Answer: B. Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic

2. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of all living cells?
Answer: C. Mitochondria

3. What structure helps bacterial cells with movement?
Answer: C. Flagella

4. What is the primary function of fimbriae?
Answer: C. Adhesion

5. Which arrangement refers to flagella at both ends of the cell?
Answer: C. Amphitrichous

6. Which Gram type has a thick peptidoglycan layer?
Answer: B. Gram-positive

7. Which type of glycocalyx is tightly attached and highly organized?
Answer: B. Capsule

8. What is the main component of the cell wall in bacteria?
Answer: C. Peptidoglycan

9. What type of bacteria lacks a cell wall?
Answer: C. Mycoplasma

10. What does a Gram-negative cell wall contain that Gram-positive does not?
Answer: B. Lipopolysaccharides

11. Eukaryotic cells lack membrane-bound organelles. (True/False)
Answer: False

12. The capsule helps bacteria evade the immune system. (True/False)
Answer: True

13. Pili are only found in Gram-negative bacteria. (True/False)
Answer: True

14. Bacterial chromosomes are located in the nucleoid region. (True/False)
Answer: True

15. Endospores are used for reproduction in bacteria. (True/False)
Answer: False