18 Questions
Which of the following is a common feature of prokaryotic cells?
Plasma membrane
Which of the following is a characteristic of Gram-negative bacteria?
They are more resistant to antibiotics than Gram-positive bacteria
What is the role of bacteria in the environment?
They decompose organic waste to form compost
Which of the following is a characteristic of Archaea?
They have circular DNA
Which of the following is NOT a shape that bacteria can occur in?
Rectangular
Which structure allows the prokaryote to stick to its substrate or another prokaryote?
Fimbriae
What is the subunit of the peptidoglycan in the cell wall of bacteria and archaea?
Muramic acid
Which of the following is a practical use of fungi?
Producing antibiotics
Which of the following diseases is caused by a fungus?
All of the above
Which of the following is not a way in which fungi obtain nutrients?
Photosynthesis
Which group of fungi includes decomposers such as bread molds?
Zygomycetes
What is the common name for the group of fungi that includes mushrooms and puffballs?
Basidiomycetes
What is the reproductive cell of fungi capable of developing into a new individual called?
Spore
What is the term for the union of the cytoplasm from two parent mycelia in fungi?
Plasmogamy
Which of the following is NOT a mode of access for disease-causing bacteria?
Through bites of insects and other organisms
Which of the following is a characteristic of fungi?
They have chitin in their cell walls
What is the main function of arbuscules in mycorrhizal fungi?
To exchange nutrients between the fungus and the plant
Which type of mycorrhizal fungi penetrates the cell wall and enters the cell of a plant's root?
Arbuscular fungi
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