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What is the main permeability barrier in gram-negative bacteria due to the presence of porins?
What is the main permeability barrier in gram-negative bacteria due to the presence of porins?
- Cell wall
- Outer membrane (correct)
- Cytoplasmic membrane
- Nucleoid
Which component of bacterial cells is a rigid layer outside the cytoplasmic membrane that confers structural strength?
Which component of bacterial cells is a rigid layer outside the cytoplasmic membrane that confers structural strength?
- Cell wall (correct)
- Plasmid
- Periplasm
- Ribosomes
What type of cell lacks a membrane-enclosed nucleus and other organelles?
What type of cell lacks a membrane-enclosed nucleus and other organelles?
- Prokaryote (correct)
- Eukaryote
- Archaea
- Extremophiles
In gram-negative bacteria, what is the gel-like region between the cytoplasmic membrane and the LPS layer called?
In gram-negative bacteria, what is the gel-like region between the cytoplasmic membrane and the LPS layer called?
What type of staining procedure categorizes bacterial cells into gram-positive or gram-negative based on their cell wall composition?
What type of staining procedure categorizes bacterial cells into gram-positive or gram-negative based on their cell wall composition?
What defines a prokaryotic cell?
What defines a prokaryotic cell?
Which structure is found in all cells, both prokaryotic and eukaryotic?
Which structure is found in all cells, both prokaryotic and eukaryotic?
What is the function of ribosomes in a cell?
What is the function of ribosomes in a cell?
Which component adds structural strength to some cells?
Which component adds structural strength to some cells?
Where is the genetic material located in a prokaryotic cell?
Where is the genetic material located in a prokaryotic cell?
What is the main structural component of the cell wall in gram-positive bacteria?
What is the main structural component of the cell wall in gram-positive bacteria?
Which type of bacteria has an outer membrane in addition to the cell wall?
Which type of bacteria has an outer membrane in addition to the cell wall?
What is the function of the cytoplasmic membrane in bacterial cells?
What is the function of the cytoplasmic membrane in bacterial cells?
What is the function of peptidoglycan in bacterial cell walls?
What is the function of peptidoglycan in bacterial cell walls?
What is the approximate width of the cytoplasmic membrane in bacterial cells?
What is the approximate width of the cytoplasmic membrane in bacterial cells?
What is the purpose of Gram staining in microbiology?
What is the purpose of Gram staining in microbiology?
Which of the following is NOT a common morphological form of bacteria?
Which of the following is NOT a common morphological form of bacteria?
What is the primary significance of extremophiles in microbiology?
What is the primary significance of extremophiles in microbiology?
Which of the following bacterial phyla is NOT listed as one of the major ones cultural bacteria belong to?
Which of the following bacterial phyla is NOT listed as one of the major ones cultural bacteria belong to?
What did Louis Pasteur develop methods for during his work on spontaneous generation?
What did Louis Pasteur develop methods for during his work on spontaneous generation?
