Life Science Bacteria Quiz

1.

1 point

What is one way we can reduce the spread of antibiotic resistance?

dump unused antibiotics down the drain

take all antibiotics prescribed by doctors until gone

ask your doctor for antibiotics every time you feel ill

feed antibiotics to livestock to make them bigger

2.

1 point

Bacteria reproduce by a process called

budding

binary fission

meiosis

sexual reproduction

3.

1 point

True or False: Bacteria are considered to be eukaryotes

True

False

4.

1 point

What was the name of the first antibiotic used during World War II to fight disease?

Penicillin

Cefalexin

Oxytetracycline

Temocillin

5.

1 point

What is the purpose of the flagellum on a bacterium?

fission

conjugation

movement

nitrogen fixing

6.

1 point

Two major ways that bacteria can get energy are:

autotrophic and heterotrophic nutrition

chemotrophic and heteroautotrophic nutrition

autotrophic nutrition only

7.

1 point

What is the process called where two bacteria will join to share genetic information?

sexual reproduction

apoptosis

fission

conjugation

8.

1 point

How genetically similar are offspring bacteria to their parent cell that made them?

they are 1/2 like mom and 1/2 like dad

they are unique individuals

they are clones of their parent cell

9.

1 point

The 3 main shapes of bacteria are:

c shaped, x shaped and z shaped

round, rod and spiral

flat, tall and oblong

triangular, square and trapezoid

10.

1 point

Some characteristics of bacteria include:

multicellular, nucleus, membrane bound organelles

reproduce sexually, have 46 chromosomes

asexual with a true nucleus

unicellular, circular DNA, no membrane bound organelles

11.

1 point

Name 2 food products bacteria help humans to produce.

snow and sewage treatment

yogurt and cheese

beef and water

insulin and cell phones

12.

1 point

Why do bacteria have a capsule that wraps around the cell wall?

for reproduction only

It encloses the bacterium's genetic material

protection from other cells that try to destroy it.

enables bacteria to exist for many years until growth is favorable

13.

1 point

Bacteria play positive and important roles in the environment and human lives. What is one important function they serve?

destroying food crops

acting as a saprophyte that recycles dead organisms

making people sick

making water unsafe to drink

14.

1 point

Nitrogen fixation by bacteria is a process where bacteria

convert nitrogen in the atmosphere into a form that organisms can use

become fixated on only nitrogen to survive

fix nitrogen that has been damaged

15.

1 point

Bacteria are considered to be Earth's _______ life forms.

youngest

oldest

most complex