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What is one major difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?
What is one major difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?
- Eukaryotes lack cell boundaries
- Prokaryotes contain numerous organelles
- Eukaryotes are generally much smaller in size
- Prokaryotes are generally much smaller in size (correct)
What is an extreme example of cell size difference mentioned in the text?
What is an extreme example of cell size difference mentioned in the text?
- Nucleus and mitochondria
- Salmonella enterica and Paramecium protist
- Bacteria and mitochondria
- Epulopiscium fishelsoni (a large bacterium) and Mycoplasma pneumoniae (the smallest known bacterium) (correct)
What can be inferred from the image of a single human cell infected with Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi?
What can be inferred from the image of a single human cell infected with Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi?
- The bacteria are larger than the human cell
- The bacteria are present in the mitochondria
- The cell’s cytoplasm is over-run with bacteria (correct)
- The bacteria are confined to the nucleus
What is a notable characteristic of the bacterium Epulopiscium fishelsoni mentioned in the text?
What is a notable characteristic of the bacterium Epulopiscium fishelsoni mentioned in the text?
What affects how quickly cells exchange nutrients and waste with their environment?
What affects how quickly cells exchange nutrients and waste with their environment?
What is the fundamental difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?
What is the fundamental difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?
Which bacterium is a common component of human microbiota and often found in the nasal area?
Which bacterium is a common component of human microbiota and often found in the nasal area?
Which bacterium is the etiological agent of the common STD gonorrhea?
Which bacterium is the etiological agent of the common STD gonorrhea?
Which bacterium is the predominant 'group A strep' and can cause diseases such as 'strep throat'?
Which bacterium is the predominant 'group A strep' and can cause diseases such as 'strep throat'?
Which bacterium is a common cause of 'food poisoning' worldwide and also causes more serious diseases such as typhoid fever?
Which bacterium is a common cause of 'food poisoning' worldwide and also causes more serious diseases such as typhoid fever?
Which bacterium is an important human pathogen, especially in the developing world, causing profuse diarrhea and dehydration?
Which bacterium is an important human pathogen, especially in the developing world, causing profuse diarrhea and dehydration?
Which bacterium is commonly found in the human stomach and is the cause of the vast majority of stomach ulcers and stomach cancers?
Which bacterium is commonly found in the human stomach and is the cause of the vast majority of stomach ulcers and stomach cancers?
Which bacterium is a bacterial pathogen that causes Lyme disease and is transmitted by ticks?
Which bacterium is a bacterial pathogen that causes Lyme disease and is transmitted by ticks?
Which bacterium is used as a model system to study bacterial cell cycle and asymmetric cell division?
Which bacterium is used as a model system to study bacterial cell cycle and asymmetric cell division?
Which bacterium is a photosynthetic bacterium that does not produce O2 and is studied to understand the evolutionary origins of photosynthesis?
Which bacterium is a photosynthetic bacterium that does not produce O2 and is studied to understand the evolutionary origins of photosynthesis?
What can affect many aspects of a bacterium's day-to-day life, including nutrient access/uptake, motility, and attachment to surfaces?
What can affect many aspects of a bacterium's day-to-day life, including nutrient access/uptake, motility, and attachment to surfaces?
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