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What is the most common shape of bacteria?
What is the most common shape of bacteria?
- Hexagonal
- Cuboidal
- Cylindrical
- Spherical (correct)
Which bacterial species is responsible for causing cholera?
Which bacterial species is responsible for causing cholera?
- Treponema pallidum
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Vibrio cholerae (correct)
- Escherichia coli
What is the function of teichoic acid in gram positive bacteria?
What is the function of teichoic acid in gram positive bacteria?
- Antigenicity (correct)
- Osmotic protection
- Cell motility
- Nutrient absorption
Which of the following is NOT a non-essential structure outside the bacterial cell wall?
Which of the following is NOT a non-essential structure outside the bacterial cell wall?
What is the primary chemical composition of the cell wall in gram negative bacteria?
What is the primary chemical composition of the cell wall in gram negative bacteria?
What is the shape of Escherichia coli, a common bacterial species?
What is the shape of Escherichia coli, a common bacterial species?
What is the function of fimbriae (pili) in bacterial cells?
What is the function of fimbriae (pili) in bacterial cells?
What differentiates the cell wall of mycoplasmas from other bacteria?
What differentiates the cell wall of mycoplasmas from other bacteria?
Which bacterial arrangement is exhibited by Neisseria gonorrhoeae?
Which bacterial arrangement is exhibited by Neisseria gonorrhoeae?
'Pleomorphic' bacteria are those that:
'Pleomorphic' bacteria are those that:
Which of the following is a characteristic of prokaryotic cells?
Which of the following is a characteristic of prokaryotic cells?
What distinguishes eukaryotic cells from prokaryotic cells?
What distinguishes eukaryotic cells from prokaryotic cells?
Which of the following is a common feature of both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?
Which of the following is a common feature of both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?
Which type of bacteria is characterized by the presence of a nuclear membrane and multiple chromosomes?
Which type of bacteria is characterized by the presence of a nuclear membrane and multiple chromosomes?
What is a distinguishing feature of Gram-negative bacterial cell wall?
What is a distinguishing feature of Gram-negative bacterial cell wall?
Which major group does helminths belong to among the agents of human infectious diseases?
Which major group does helminths belong to among the agents of human infectious diseases?
What type of ribosomes are present in prokaryotic cells?
What type of ribosomes are present in prokaryotic cells?
'Microbiology' is the science that deals with which of the following?
'Microbiology' is the science that deals with which of the following?
'Binary fission' is a form of replication used by which type of cells?
'Binary fission' is a form of replication used by which type of cells?
