Multiple Choice
Vibrio cholerae causes the disease cholera. Based on the name of the bacterium, what is its shape?
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7. Prokaryotic Cell Structures & Functions
Bacterial Cell Morphology & Arrangements
Back7. Prokaryotic Cell Structures & Functions
Bacterial Cell Morphology & Arrangements
- Textbook Question
For each of the following statements that is true, write “true” in the blank. For each statement that is false, write the word(s) that should be substituted for the underlined word(s) to make the statement correct.
__________ A giant bacterium that is large enough to be seen without a microscope is Selenomonas.
- Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following structures is primarily responsible for regulating the movement of substances into and out of a bacterial cell?1views
- Multiple Choice
What is the morphology of the cells in the image below?
1views - Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following bacterial genera is classically rod-shaped (bacillus morphology) when observed by light microscopy?
- Multiple ChoiceBased on its shape, which of the following best describes a bacterium that appears spherical under the microscope?
- Textbook Question
Compare and contrast each of the following:
a. Cyanobacteria and algae
b. Actinomycetes and fungi
c. Bacillus and Lactobacillus
d. Pseudomonas and Escherichia
e. Leptospira and Spirillum
f. Escherichia and Bacteroides
g. Rickettsia and Chlamydia
h. Mycobacterium and Mycoplasma
1views - Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following features contributes most directly to the compaction of the bacterial chromosome within the cell?
- Multiple ChoiceIn bacterial cell morphology, rod-shaped bacteria are called:
- Multiple ChoiceWhich term is NOT used to describe bacterial cell shapes?
- Multiple ChoiceIn bacterial cell morphology, which term describes bacteria that typically form chains of cells after division?
- Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following terms is NOT used to describe bacterial cell shape?
- Textbook Question
Use the following choices to answer questions 2–5:
a. Candida
b. Chlamydia
c. Gardnerella
d. Neisseria
e. Trichomonas
Microscopic examination of vaginal smear shows ovoid eukaryotic cell.
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Draw the bacterial shapes listed in (a), (b), and (c). Then draw the shapes in (d), (e), and (f), showing how they are special conditions of a, b, and c, respectively.
a. Spiral
b. Bacillus
c. Coccus
d. Spirochetes
e. Staphylococci
f. Streptobacilli
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For each of the following statements that is true, write “true” in the blank. For each statement that is false, write the word(s) that should be substituted for the underlined word(s) to make the statement correct.
__________ A bacillus is a bacterium with a slightly curved rod shape.