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What is unique about Spirochetes among all prokaryotes?
What is unique about Spirochetes among all prokaryotes?
- Their helical morphology (correct)
- Their ability to form heterocysts
- Their ability to fix nitrogen
- Their aquatic lifestyle
Which genus is described as having a very unusual morphology of aquatic cells that attach by a stalk?
Which genus is described as having a very unusual morphology of aquatic cells that attach by a stalk?
- Deinococcus
- Spirochetes
- Thermus (correct)
- Chlamydia
What is the primary distinguishing feature of Chloroflexus compared to cyanobacteria in terms of photosynthesis pathways?
What is the primary distinguishing feature of Chloroflexus compared to cyanobacteria in terms of photosynthesis pathways?
- Thermophilic nature
- Formation of heterocysts
- Older pathway for photosynthesis (correct)
- More advanced DNA repair machinery
Which bacteria are known for their innate resistance to high levels of radiation?
Which bacteria are known for their innate resistance to high levels of radiation?
Which bacteria are hyperthermophiles known for growing near the boiling point of water?
Which bacteria are hyperthermophiles known for growing near the boiling point of water?
What is the primary characteristic of Green nonsulfur bacteria that sets them apart from other bacterial groups mentioned?
What is the primary characteristic of Green nonsulfur bacteria that sets them apart from other bacterial groups mentioned?
Which of the following is a characteristic of Proteobacteria?
Which of the following is a characteristic of Proteobacteria?
According to the endosymbiont hypothesis, which group of bacteria are mitochondria believed to be descendants of?
According to the endosymbiont hypothesis, which group of bacteria are mitochondria believed to be descendants of?
Which of the following genera is an example of Gram-positive bacteria?
Which of the following genera is an example of Gram-positive bacteria?
Which of the following statements about Gram-positive bacteria is true?
Which of the following statements about Gram-positive bacteria is true?
Which of the following is a characteristic of Cyanobacteria?
Which of the following is a characteristic of Cyanobacteria?
Why are Cyanobacteria believed to have been critical to the evolution of life?
Why are Cyanobacteria believed to have been critical to the evolution of life?
