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Harmful Bacteria and Diseases Quiz

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Which of the following is a common feature of prokaryotic cells?

Nucleus

Mitochondria

Vacuole

Plasma membrane (correct)

Which of the following is a characteristic of Gram-negative bacteria?

They are more resistant to antibiotics than Gram-positive bacteria (correct)

They have a thick peptidoglycan layer in their cell wall

They have lipids in their cell walls that can cause fever and shock

They lack an outer membrane

What is the role of bacteria in the environment?

They decompose organic waste to form compost (correct)

They provide nitrogen to plants in exchange for carbohydrates

They fix carbon dioxide through photosynthesis

They convert atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia

Which of the following is a characteristic of Archaea?

They have circular DNA Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a shape that bacteria can occur in?

Rectangular Signup and view all the answers

Which structure allows the prokaryote to stick to its substrate or another prokaryote?

Fimbriae Signup and view all the answers

What is the subunit of the peptidoglycan in the cell wall of bacteria and archaea?

Muramic acid Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a practical use of fungi?

Producing antibiotics Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following diseases is caused by a fungus?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is not a way in which fungi obtain nutrients?

Photosynthesis Signup and view all the answers

Which group of fungi includes decomposers such as bread molds?

Zygomycetes Signup and view all the answers

What is the common name for the group of fungi that includes mushrooms and puffballs?

Basidiomycetes Signup and view all the answers

What is the reproductive cell of fungi capable of developing into a new individual called?

Spore Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the union of the cytoplasm from two parent mycelia in fungi?

Plasmogamy Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a mode of access for disease-causing bacteria?

Through bites of insects and other organisms Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a characteristic of fungi?

They have chitin in their cell walls Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of arbuscules in mycorrhizal fungi?

To exchange nutrients between the fungus and the plant Signup and view all the answers

Which type of mycorrhizal fungi penetrates the cell wall and enters the cell of a plant's root?

Arbuscular fungi Signup and view all the answers