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WGU D311 MICROBIOLOGY QUESTIONS
WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
prokaryotic cell Ans: lacks a nucleus and membrane bound organelles
eukaryotic cell Ans: containing a well organized membrane-bound
nucleus
all cells must contain Ans: cell membrane, cytoplasm, DNA, ribosomes
all plant and animal cells are what type Ans: they are eukaryotic
round cell Ans: coccus
rod cell Ans: bacillus
curved rod cell Ans: vibrio
short rod cell Ans: coccobacillus
spiral cell Ans: spirillum
long, loose, helical spiral cell Ans: spirochete
single coccus Ans: coccus
pair of two cocci Ans: diplococcus
grouping of four cells arranged in a square Ans: tetrad
chain of cocci Ans: Streptococcus
cluster of cocci Ans: Staphylococcus
single rod Ans: bacillus
chain of rods Ans: streptobacillus
WGU D311 MICROBIOLOGY QUESTIONS
WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
prokaryotic cell Ans: lacks a nucleus and membrane bound organelles
eukaryotic cell Ans: containing a well organized membrane-bound
nucleus
all cells must contain Ans: cell membrane, cytoplasm, DNA, ribosomes
all plant and animal cells are what type Ans: they are eukaryotic
round cell Ans: coccus
rod cell Ans: bacillus
curved rod cell Ans: vibrio
short rod cell Ans: coccobacillus
spiral cell Ans: spirillum
long, loose, helical spiral cell Ans: spirochete
single coccus Ans: coccus
pair of two cocci Ans: diplococcus
grouping of four cells arranged in a square Ans: tetrad
chain of cocci Ans: Streptococcus
cluster of cocci Ans: Staphylococcus
single rod Ans: bacillus
chain of rods Ans: streptobacillus
