Microbiology Questions

Prokaryotes are unlike all other organisms in that their cellsLack nucleihave organelleshave cell wallslack nuclei acids

Particles made up of proteins, nucleic acids, and sometimes lipids that can reproduce only by infecting living cells are called:BacteriaCapsidsProphagesViruses

True or false do some archaea live in harsh environments like hot springs?

The process of converting nitrogen into a form plants can use is called

What are three characteristics used to classify prokaryotes?Size, where they live and whether they need airWhether they have cell walls, flagella or nucleiHow they reproduce, where they get their food, whether they have DNABy shape, how they move and how they get their energy

Which illness is caused by a bacterium?AIDSpoliodiphtheriacommon cold

All bacteria are classified asEukaryotesProtistsArchaeaProkaryotes

What infects an animal and makes them die because their brain accumulates particles and the brain cells die?

What is the name of a rod shaped bacteria?

Which method is NOT used to protect food against microorganisms?heatingfreezingsterilizationvaccination

During an experiment, a scientist observed prokaryotes that lived near volcanic vents deep in the ocean. The scientist MOST likely observedphotoautotrophschemoautotrophsheterotrophsphotoheterotrophs

Which of the following is not used to identify specific prokaryotes?type of nucleic acidshapemovementenergy source

Which process is used for the exchange of genetic information between two bacterial cells?endospore formationlysogenic cycleconjugationbinary fission

Prokaryotes that break down dead organisms and wastes are callednodulesnitrogen fixersproducersdecomposers

Bacteriophages infectother virusesbacteriaany available host cellcells undergoing the lytic cycle

Some prokaryotes are able to survive unfavorable conditions by formingflagellacapsidscocciendospores

During what process do prokaryotes exchange genetic information?cell divisionbinary fissionconjugationendospore formation

Which of the following can survive either with oxygen or without it?obligate aerobesobligate anaerobesfacultative anaerobesbacteriophages

Which of the following maybe members of the kingdom Archaea?Methane producers, bacteria, eukaryotes, E. coli

Bacteria and Archaea differ in what way?Whether they have a nucleus.The makeup of their cell walls.Size.Whether they have a cell wall