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What is the most common shape of prokaryotic cells?
What is the most common shape of prokaryotic cells?
- Pyramids
- Cubes
- Spheres (correct)
- Cylinders
What is the important component found in bacterial cell walls?
What is the important component found in bacterial cell walls?
- Chitin
- Lipids
- Peptidoglycan (correct)
- Cellulose
How do scientists classify many bacterial species based on cell wall composition?
How do scientists classify many bacterial species based on cell wall composition?
- Gram Stain (correct)
- Alcohol Stain
- Basic Stain
- Acid Stain
What structure in prokaryotes allows them to stick to their substrate or other individuals in a colony?
What structure in prokaryotes allows them to stick to their substrate or other individuals in a colony?
What is the main mechanism used by motile bacteria to propel themselves?
What is the main mechanism used by motile bacteria to propel themselves?
What is the ability of bacteria to move toward or away from certain stimuli called?
What is the ability of bacteria to move toward or away from certain stimuli called?
What is the role of Agrobacterium in genetic engineering?
What is the role of Agrobacterium in genetic engineering?
Which bacterium causes blindness and nongonococcal urethritis through sexual transmission?
Which bacterium causes blindness and nongonococcal urethritis through sexual transmission?
What is the ecological relationship where two different species live in close contact and both benefit?
What is the ecological relationship where two different species live in close contact and both benefit?
Which of the following bacteria are known for causing anthrax?
Which of the following bacteria are known for causing anthrax?
What is the primary role of Gram-Positive Bacteria known as Actinomycetes?
What is the primary role of Gram-Positive Bacteria known as Actinomycetes?
How do pathogenic prokaryotes primarily cause disease?
How do pathogenic prokaryotes primarily cause disease?
What is the main process involved in the origin of engulfment chloroplast in eukaryotes?
What is the main process involved in the origin of engulfment chloroplast in eukaryotes?
Which evolutionary novelties were adaptations of land plants for transitioning from an aquatic environment to living on land?
Which evolutionary novelties were adaptations of land plants for transitioning from an aquatic environment to living on land?
What is the formal name for land plants or embryophytes?
What is the formal name for land plants or embryophytes?
Which process resulted in the condition of two species living together in close contact?
Which process resulted in the condition of two species living together in close contact?
What is the significance of the fixation of CO2 by plants on Earth?
What is the significance of the fixation of CO2 by plants on Earth?
Why are land plants considered a natural, monophyletic group while photosynthetic eukaryotes as a whole are unnatural, paraphyletic group?
Why are land plants considered a natural, monophyletic group while photosynthetic eukaryotes as a whole are unnatural, paraphyletic group?
Which group of protists are known for having cell walls made of hydrated silica?
Which group of protists are known for having cell walls made of hydrated silica?
What distinguishes Euglenozoa as a clade?
What distinguishes Euglenozoa as a clade?
Which group of protists include colonial freshwater chlorophytes?
Which group of protists include colonial freshwater chlorophytes?
What is the main nutritional characteristic of Amoeba?
What is the main nutritional characteristic of Amoeba?
Which group of protists are intestinal parasites with cell walls that are glass-like?
Which group of protists are intestinal parasites with cell walls that are glass-like?
What do Diatoms compose much of, making them a major component of sediments?
What do Diatoms compose much of, making them a major component of sediments?
Which term refers to the assignment of features or attributes to a taxon?
Which term refers to the assignment of features or attributes to a taxon?
What is the term for two or more forms of a character?
What is the term for two or more forms of a character?
Which type of key is the most common and consists of a series of two contrasting statements?
Which type of key is the most common and consists of a series of two contrasting statements?
What is the term for the formal naming of taxa according to a standardized system?
What is the term for the formal naming of taxa according to a standardized system?
In taxonomy, which term describes the arrangement of entities (taxa) into some type of order?
In taxonomy, which term describes the arrangement of entities (taxa) into some type of order?
What does the term 'monophyly' ideally refer to in defining or delimited groups of organisms?
What does the term 'monophyly' ideally refer to in defining or delimited groups of organisms?
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