Morphological Classification of Bacteria Quiz

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Which of the following terms describes cocci in grape-like clusters?

  • Streptococci
  • Staphylococci (correct)
  • Monococci
  • Diplococci

What is the term for spherical or oval cells that occur in pairs?

  • Diplococci (correct)
  • Monococci
  • Tetrad
  • Streptococci

What term is used for rigid organisms resembling fungi and exhibiting branching?

  • Cocci
  • Spirochaetes
  • Bacilli
  • Actinomycetes (correct)

How are rod-shaped bacteria described based on their arrangement as a group of four?

<p>Tetrad (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following describes non-branched microorganisms of spiral shape with several coils?

<p>Spirochaetes (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What term is used to describe rod-shaped bacteria arranged in a chain?

<p>Streptobacilli (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following bacteria lacks a rigid cell wall?

<p>Mycoplasmas (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which bacteria are regarded as obligate parasites and were once considered closely related to viruses?

<p>Rickettsiae and Chlamydiae (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which bacteria are aerobic rods and known for causing life-threatening pneumonia?

<p>Bacillus anthracis (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which bacteria is associated with food poisoning and has two distinct forms: emetic and diarrheal?

<p>Bacillus cereus (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which bacteria is an example of a microaerophilic organism that grows under reduced oxygen?

<p>Campylobacter jejuni (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which bacteria is known for producing highly heat-resistant spores and causing botulism?

<p>Clostridium botulinum (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which bacteria is primarily a disease of herbivores but can also cause infection in humans?

<p>Bacillus anthracis (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which bacteria produces a neurotoxin that gets absorbed into the body as the vegetative cells multiply?

<p>Clostridium botulinum (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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