1. Chapter 4 – Functional Anatomy of Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells
Structures External to the Cell Wall
Structures Internal to the Cell Wall
Prokaryotic Cells
Cell Wall
Eukaryotes
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2. Topic 1: Prokaryotic Cells $100 Question
Bacteria that divide and form grapelike structures are
a. Streptococci
b. Staphylococci
c. Coccobacilli
d. Vibrios
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3. Topic 1: Prokaryotic Cells $100 Answer
Bacteria that divide and form grapelike structures are
a. Streptococci
b. Staphylococci (correct answer)
c. Coccobacilli
d. Vibrios
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4. Topic 1: Prokaryotic Cells $200 Question
Bacteria reproduce by
a. Binary fission
b. Spore formation
c. Mitosis
d. Budding
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5. Topic 1: Prokaryotic Cells $200 Answer
Bacteria reproduce by
a. Binary fission (correct answer)
b. Spore formation
c. Mitosis
d. Budding
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6. Topic 1: Prokaryotic Cells $300 Question
Which of the following cell structures plays a part in initiating disease?
a. Fimbria
b. Cell membrane
c. Gram-positive cell wall
d. Lipid A
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7. Topic 1: Prokaryotic Cells $300 Answer
Which of the following cell structures plays a part in initiating disease?
a. Fimbria (correct answer)
b. Cell membrane
c. Gram-positive cell wall
d. Lipid A
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8. Topic 1: Prokaryotic Cells $400 Question
Which of the following organelles resembles a prokaryotic cell?
a. Golgi complex
b. Nucleus
c. Mitochondrion
d. Endoplasmic reticulum
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9. Topic 1: Prokaryotic Cells $400 Answer
Which of the following organelles resembles a prokaryotic cell?
a. Golgi complex
b. Nucleus
c. Mitochondrion (correct answer)
d. Endoplasmic reticulum
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10. Topic 1: Prokaryotic Cells $500 Question
What occurs if a bacterial cell is placed in a 15% NaCl solution with penicillin?
a. Water will enter the cell
b. Penicillin will diffuse into the cell
c. The cell will undergo osmotic lysis
d. The cell will plasmolyze
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11. Topic 1: Prokaryotic Cell $500 Answer
What occurs if a bacterial cell is placed in a 15% NaCl solution with penicillin?
a. Water will enter the cell
b. Penicillin will diffuse into the cell
c. The cell will undergo osmotic lysis
d. The cell will plasmolyze (correct answer)
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12. Topic 2: Cell Wall $100 Question
Some bacteria stain gram-positive and others stain gram-negative because of differences in the structure of their
a. Cell wall
b. Capsule
c. Cell membrane
d. Endospore
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13. Topic 2: Cell Wall $100 Answer
Some bacteria stain gram-positive and others stain gram-negative because of differences in the structure of their
a. Cell wall (correct answer)
b. Capsule
c. Cell membrane
d. Endospore
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14. Topic 2: Cell Wall $200 Question
The framework of the prokaryotic cell wall is
a. Cellulose
b. Glucan
c. Chitin
d. Peptidoglycan
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15. Topic 2: Cell Wall $200 Answer
The framework of the prokaryotic cell wall is
a. Cellulose
b. Glucan
c. Chitin
d. Peptidoglycan (correct answer)
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16. Topic 2: Cell Wall $300 Question
The cell walls of gram-positive bacteria contain
a. Mannan
b. Teichoic acid
c. Cellulose
d. Chitin
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17. Topic 2: Cell Wall $300 Answer
The cell walls of gram-positive bacteria contain
a. Mannan
b. Teichoic acid (correct answer)
c. Cellulose
d. Chitin
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18. Topic 2: Cell Wall $400 Question
Cell walls are found in
a. L forms
b. Fungi
c. Protoplasts
d. Mycoplasmas
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19. Topic 2: Cell Wall $400 Answer
Cell walls are found in
a. L forms
b. Fungi (correct answer)
c. Protoplasts
d. Mycoplasmas
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20. Topic 2: Cell Wall $500 Question
Mycoplasmas are thought to be protected from lysis by
a. Teichoic acid
b. Peptidoglycan
c. Pseudomurein
d. Sterols
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21. Topic 2: Cell Wall $500 Answer
Mycoplasmas are thought to be protected from lysis by
a. Teichoic acid
b. Peptidoglycan
c. Pseudomurein
d. Sterols (correct answer)
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22. Topic 3: Structures External to the Cell Wall $100 Question
A bacterium possessing a tuft of flagella at one end of its cell would be called what kind of bacterium?
a. Amphitrichous
b. Lophotrichous
c. Monotrichous
d. Peritrichous
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23. Topic 3: Structures External to the Cell Wall $100 Answer
A bacterium possessing a tuft of flagella at one end of its cell would be called what kind of bacterium?
a. Amphitrichous
b. Lophotrichous (correct answer)
c. Monotrichous
d. Peritrichous
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24. Topic 3: Structures External to the Cell Wall $200 Question
This structure protects pathogenic bacteria from phagocytosis:
a. Capsule
b. Endospore
c. Flagellum
d. Axial filament
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25. Topic 3: Structures External to the Cell Wall $200 Answer
This structure protects pathogenic bacteria from phagocytosis:
a. Capsule (correct answer)
b. Endospore
c. Flagellum
d. Axial filament
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26. Topic 3: Structures External to the Cell Wall $300 Question
Spirochetes move by means of
a. Axial filaments
b. Flagella
c. Pili
d. Fimbriae
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27. Topic 3: Structures External to the Cell Wall $300 Answer
Spirochetes move by means of
a. Axial filaments (correct answer)
b. Flagella
c. Pili
d. Fimbriae
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28. Topic 3: Structures External to the Cell Wall $400 Question
Which of the following statements regarding capsules is FALSE:
a. They promote virulence
b. They promote antigenicity
c. They can be called a slime layer
d. They can be stained using a negative stain
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29. Topic 3: Structures External to the Cell Wall $400 Answer
Which of the following statements regarding capsules is FALSE:
a. They promote virulence
b. They promote antigenicity
c. They can be called a slime layer (correct answer)
d. They can be stained using a negative stain
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30. Topic 3: Structures External to the Cell Wall $500 Question
Which structures have a tendency to adhere to surfaces and are involved in forming biofilms?
a. Endoflagella
b. Pili
c. Fimbriae
d. Axial filaments
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31. Topic 3: Structures External to the Cell Wall $500 Answer
Which structures have a tendency to adhere to surfaces and are involved in forming biofilms?
a. Endoflagella
b. Pili
c. Fimbriae (correct answer)
d. Axial filaments
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32. Topic 4: Structures Internal to the Cell Wall $100 Question
Molecules of extrachromosomal DNA are also known as
a. Golgi complex
b. Lysosomes
c. Plasmids
d. Endoplasmic reticulum
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33. Topic 4: Structures Internal to the Cell Wall $100 Answer
Molecules of extrachromosomal DNA are also known as
a. Golgi complex
b. Lysosomes
c. Plasmids (correct answer)
d. Endoplasmic reticulum
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34. Topic 4: Structures Internal to the Cell Wall $200 Question
Metachromatic granules are collectively known as
a. Carboxysomes
b. Volutin
c. Magnetosomes
d. Polysaccharide granules
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35. Topic 4: Structures Internal to the Cell Wall $200 Answer
Metachromatic granules are collectively known as
a. Carboxysomes
b. Volutin (correct answer)
c. Magnetosomes
d. Polysaccharide granules
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36. Topic 4: Structures Internal to the Cell Wall $300 Question
Which of the following structures allows a cell to survive adverse environmental conditions?
a. Capsule
b. Carboxysome
c. Endospore
d. Gas vacuole
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37. Topic 4: Structures Internal to the Cell Wall $300 Answer
Which of the following structures allows a cell to survive adverse environmental conditions?
a. Capsule
b. Carboxysome
c. Endospore (correct answer)
d. Gas vacuole
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38. Topic 4: Structures Internal to the Cell Wall $400 Question
In the lab you have just isolated a motile, gram-positive cell with no visible nucleus. You can assume that the cell
a. Has a cell wall
b. Has a nucleus
c. Has a mitochondrion
d. Has 9 pairs + 2 flagella
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39. Topic 4: Structures Internal to the Cell Wall $400 Answer
In the lab you have just isolated a motile, gram-positive cell with no visible nucleus. You can assume that the cell
a. Has a cell wall (correct answer)
b. Has a nucleus
c. Has a mitochondrion
d. Has 9 pairs + 2 flagella
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40. Topic 4: Structures Internal to the Cell Wall $500 Question
Which of the following statements about magnetosomes is FALSE?
a. They synthesize hydrogen peroxide
b. They synthesize ATP
c. They are composed of inclusions of iron oxide
d. They locate suitable environments
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41. Topic 4: Structures Internal to the Cell Wall $500 Answer
Which of the following statements about magnetosomes is FALSE?
a. They synthesize hydrogen peroxide (correct answer)
b. They synthesize ATP
c. They are composed of inclusions of iron oxide
d. They locate suitable environments
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42. Topic 5: Eukaryotes $100 Question
The nucleus in a eukaryotic cell is surrounded by
a. Chromatin
b. A nuclear envelope
c. Histones
d. Nucleoli
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43. Topic 5: Eukaryotes $100 Answer
The nucleus in a eukaryotic cell is surrounded by
a. Chromatin
b. A nuclear envelope (correct answer)
c. Histones
d. Nucleoli
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44. Topic 5: Eukaryotes $200 Question
A cell can transport a substance from a lower to a higher concentration by the physiological process of
a. Active transport
b. Facilitated diffusion
c. Osmosis
d. Simple diffusion
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45. Topic 5: Eukaryotes $200 Answer
A cell can transport a substance from a lower to a higher concentration by the physiological process of
a. Active transport (correct answer)
b. Facilitated diffusion
c. Osmosis
d. Simple diffusion
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46. Topic 5: Eukaryotes $300 Question
Which of the following substances in the eukaryotic plasma membrane serve as attachment sites for bacteria?
a. Phospholipids
b. Proteins
c. Carbohydrates
d. Sterols
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47. Topic 5: Eukaryotes $300 Answer
Which of the following substances in the eukaryotic plasma membrane serve as attachment sites for bacteria?
a. Phospholipids
b. Proteins
c. Carbohydrates (correct answer)
d. Sterols
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48. Topic 5: Eukaryotes $400 Question
Which organelle contains one or more enzymes that can oxidize various organic substances?
a. Lysosome
b. Peroxisome
c. Golgi complex
d. Centriole
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49. Topic 5: Eukaryotes $400 Answer
Which organelle contains one or more enzymes that can oxidize various organic substances?
a. Lysosome
b. Peroxisome (correct answer)
c. Golgi complex
d. Centriole
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50. Topic 5: Eukaryotes $500 Question
Which organelle synthesizes fats and steroids?
a. Chloroplast
b. Rough endoplasmic reticulum
c. Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
d. Golgi complex
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51. Topic 5: Eukaryotes $500 Answer
Which organelle synthesizes fats and steroids?
a. Chloroplast
b. Rough endoplasmic reticulum
c. Smooth endoplasmic reticulum (correct answer)
d. Golgi complex
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52. d. Extracellular polymeric substance (EPS)
FINAL ROUND Question
A glycocalyx that helps cells in a biofilm attach to their target environment and to each other is called
a. Mycolic acid
b. H antigen
c. F factor
d. Extracellular polymeric substance (EPS)
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53. d. Extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) (correct answer)
FINAL ROUND Answer
A glycocalyx that helps cells in a biofilm attach to their target environment and to each other is called
a. Mycolic acid
b. H antigen
c. F factor
d. Extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) (correct answer)
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