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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