Prokaryotes: Meet the Microbes
Practice Test Questions I
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Prokaryotic Microbes Test Questions - Part 1
2. Which genus of bacteria have cocci shaped cells that are arranged in a cluster?
a. Bacillus
b. Staphylococcus
c. Mycobacterium
d. Streptococcus
e. Salmonella
3. 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 wall
b. produces endospores
c. is gram-negative
d. is an intracellular pathogen
5. E. coli is …
#1. Gram-negative
#2. Gram-positive
#4. a non lactose fermenter
a.#1
b.#2
c.#1 and #3
d.#2 and #3
e.#1 and #4
1. Which genera can produce
a. Mycobacterium
& Clostridium
b. E. coli
& Bacillus
c. Salmonella
& E.coli
d. Staphylococcus
& Clostridium
e. Bacillus &
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Pathogenic bacteria
Staphylococcus aureus, also known as Golden Staph.
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7. 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
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