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Chapter 27: Prokaryotes
Activities Quiz
Activities Quiz
1 .
The DNA-containing region of this bacterial cell is indicated by the letter _____.
(Activity: Prokaryotic Cell Structure and Function)
2 .
_____ are surface appendages that allow a bacterium to stick to a surface.
(Activity: Prokaryotic Cell Structure and Function)
3 .
What is the function of a bacterium's capsule?
(Activity: Prokaryotic Cell Structure and Function)
4 .
Where is a bacterial cell's DNA found?
(Activity: Prokaryotic Cell Structure and Function)
5 .
In a bacterium, where are proteins synthesized?
(Activity: Prokaryotic Cell Structure and Function)
6 .
What name is given to the rigid structure, found outside the plasma membrane, that surrounds and supports the bacterial cell?
(Activity: Classification of Prokaryotes)
7 .
The _____ is the bacterial structure that acts as a selective barrier, allowing nutrients to enter the cell and wastes to leave the cell.
(Activity: Prokaryotic Cell Structure and Function)
8 .
The structure that regulates the passage of material into and out of this bacterial cell is indicated by the letter _____.
(Activity: Prokaryotic Cell Structure and Function)
9 .
The prokaryotic cells that built stromatolites are classified as _____.
(Activity: Classification of Prokaryotes)
10 .
The prokaryotic cells that were the first to add significant quantities of oxygen to Earth's atmosphere are classified as _____.
(Activity: Classification of Prokaryotes)
11 .
Streptococcus aureus
is classified with _____.
(Activity: Classification of Prokaryotes)
12 .
Organisms that can cause nongonococcal urethritis are classified with _____.
(Activity: Classification of Prokaryotes)
13 .
The chemoheterotroph
Proteus vulgaris
is a rod-shaped bacterium classified with _____.
(Activity: Classification of Prokaryotes)
14 .
Spiral-shaped bacteria are likely to be placed with _____.
(Activity: Classification of Prokaryotes)
15 .
Which of these pairs of prokaryotic subgroups share the most recent common ancestor?
(Activity: Classification of Prokaryotes)
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