Bacterial Appendages and DNA Fingerprinting Quiz

Play an AI-generated podcast conversation about this lesson

What is the characteristic of coccobacilli?

Spiral forms

Equal length and width (correct)

Branching filamentous

Comma-shaped

Which bacteria are comma-shaped curved rods?

Tetracocci

Spirilla (correct)

Streptococci

Bacillus anthracis

How do Streptococci divide and remain attached?

In two planes at right angles

As branching filamentous

In several planes irregularly

In one plane in pairs (correct)

What is the shape of Spirochetes?

Spiral forms Signup and view all the answers

Which one of the following is a characteristic of Staphylococci?

Cluster of grapes Signup and view all the answers

Which bacteria have a helical shape and rigid body?

Spirochetes Signup and view all the answers

What determines the cell shape of a bacterium?

Genes Signup and view all the answers

Which bacterial shape is more comma-shaped?

Vibrio Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic shape of Streptococcus bacteria?

Chains Signup and view all the answers

What is the shape of bacteria known as diplococcus?

Pairs Signup and view all the answers

Which shape of bacteria is more rod-shaped?

Bacillus Signup and view all the answers

Which shape of bacteria is more spiral in nature?

Spirillum Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best describes the size of bacteria?

Bacteria range in size from 0.5 to 5 micrometers Signup and view all the answers

What is the typical shape of bacilli bacteria?

Rod-shaped Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following terms refers to spherical-shaped bacteria?

Cocci Signup and view all the answers

What is the shape of vibrios bacteria?

Curved or comma-shaped Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a characteristic of bacilli bacteria?

They are rod-shaped Signup and view all the answers

How are cocci bacteria typically arranged?

In pairs or clusters Signup and view all the answers