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During _____ bacteria exchange genetic material through sexual reproduction.
1. mutation
2. fission
3. fusion
4. conjugation
The letter "J" in the diagram below is the _____.
1. flagellum
2. pilus
3. plasmid
4. inclusion
_____ are bacteria shaped like rods.
1. Bacilli
2. Cocci
3. Pathogens
4. Flagella
Making medicines is a helpful use of _____.
1. cyanobacteria
2. other eubacteria
3. nitrogen-fixing bacteria
Decomposing other materials is a helpful use of _____.
1. nitrogen-fixing bacteria
2. other eubacteria
3. cyanobacteria
Spirilla bacteria are ____-shaped.
1. sphere
2. octangular
3. spiral
4. rod
Cleaning up oil spills is a helpful use of _____.
1. other eubacteria
2. nitrogen-fixing bacteria
3. cyanobacteria
_____ was the Dutchman who used a microscope to discover bacteria.
1. Van Leeuwenhoek
2. Bacilli
3. Pasteur
4. Von Bacitracin
The _____ encloses, supports, and protects the cells of plants, algae, fungi, and most bacteria.
1. capsule
2. cell membrane
3. cell wall
4. cytoplasm
The letter "D" in the diagram below is the _____.
1. gelatinlike capsule
2. cytoplasm
3. cell membrane
4. cell wall
Food for fish is a helpful use of _____.
1. cyanobacteria
2. nitrogen-fixing bacteria
3. other eubacteria
Below is a picture of bacteria. It is a type of _____ bacteria.
1. bacilli
2. spirilla
3. cocci
4. raspberry
The letter "A" in the diagram below is the _____.
1. gelatinlike capsule
2. cell membrane
3. cytoplasm
4. cell wall
The cell shape in the picture below is _____.
1. bacillus
2. spirillum
3. coccus
4. flagellum
The two kingdoms of bacteria are _____.
1. anaerobic and aerobic
2. eucalyptic and archaeic
3. eubacteria ad archaebacteria
4. cyanobacteria and magnabacteria
_____ is a form of asexual bacterial reproduction.
1. Intersection
2. Conjugation
3. Thermodynamics
4. Fission
_____ are long, thin whiplike structures that help organisms move.
1. Bacilli
2. Flagella
3. Nodules
4. Endospores
_____ are organisms that use dead organisms as a food source and help recycle nutrients so they are available for use by other organisms.
1. Sporophytes
2. Sessiles
3. Saprophytes
4. Setae
The letter "I" in the diagram below is the _____.
1. gelatinlike capsule
2. cell membrane
3. cell wall
4. cytoplasm
A(n) _____ uses oxygen to break down food to obtain energy.
1. producer
2. eubacterium
3. aerobe
4. anaerobe
_____ are sphere-shaped bacteria.
1. Flagella
2. Bacilli
3. Cocci
4. Nodules
The cell shape in the picture below is _____.
1. spirillum
2. flagellum
3. coccus
4. bacillus
The letter "E" in the diagram below is the _____.
1. cytoplasm
2. flagellum
3. ribosome
4. chromosome
Growths on roots of pea plants where good bacteria live are _____.
1. bacilli
2. cocci
3. flagella
4. nodules
Producing cheese is a helpful use of _____.
1. other eubacteria
2. cyanobacteria
3. nitrogen-fixing bacteria
The largest bacteria kingdom which is classified into small groups by shape, structure, method of obtaining food, and their waste is _____.
1. eubacteria
2. archaebacteria
3. aerobacteria
4. anaerobacteria
_____ bacteria save farmers millions of dollars every year in fertilizer costs.
1. Nitrogen-fixing
2. Pathogenic
3. Anaerobic
4. Endosporic
The _____ protects bacterium from other cells that try to destroy them.
1. cell wall
2. capsule
3. cytoplasm
4. cell membrane
_____ are the small cytoplasmic structures on which cells make their own protein.
1. Protists
2. Plasmids
3. Ribosomes
4. Chromosomes
A(n) _____ is an organism that uses oxygen for respiration.
1. anaerobe
2. endospore
3. saprophyte
4. aerobe
A(n) _____ is an organism that lives without oxygen.
1. aerobe
2. anaerobe
3. saprophyte
4. endospore
Botulism is _____.
1. a bacteria-eating organism
2. a type of viral infection
3. food poisoning
4. a bacteria that helps decompose other materials
The difference between aerobic and anaerobic bacteria is aerobic use _____ and anaerobic do not.
1. ribosomes
2. oxygen
3. flagella
4. fission
Fertilizer is a helpful use of _____.
1. nitrogen-fixing bacteria
2. cyanobacteria
3. other eubacteria
Chemicals produced by some bacteria that are used to limit the growth of other bacteria are _____.
1. antibiotics
2. antigens
3. algae
4. antibodies
A(n) _____ is a poison produced by certain animals, plants, or bacteria.
1. cocci
2. endospore
3. toxin
4. pathogen
The process of heating food to a temperature that kills most harmful bacteria without much effect on its taste is _____.
1. nitrogen-fixing
2. fission
3. pasteurization
4. conjugation
The _____ is the protective outer covering that regulates interaction between the cell and the environment.
1. cytoplasm
2. capsule
3. cell membrane
4. cell wall
_____ are poisons produced by pathogens.
1. Sporangium
2. Bacteria
3. Toxins
4. Lymphocytes
_____ help bacteria move around in moist areas.
1. Flagella
2. Cytoplasm
3. Ribosomes
4. Plasmids
Single-celled prokaryotic organisms that occur alone, in chains, or groups are _____.
1. chromosomes
2. flagella
3. bacteria
4. ribosomes
The letter "B" in the diagram below is the _____.
1. cell membrane
2. gelatinlike capsule
3. cell wall
4. cytoplasm
An organism that breaks down and uses other organisms for energy is a _____.
1. producer
2. anaerobe
3. consumer
4. archaebacteria
Most bacteria reproduce through _____.
1. fission
2. conjugation
3. cloning
4. mutation
Bacilli bacteria are ____-shaped.
1. spiral
2. sphere
3. rectangular
4. rod
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek discovered bacteria in the _____ century.
1. 20th
2. 18th
3. 16th
4. 17th
The letter "H" in the diagram below is the _____.
1. cytoplasm
2. gelatinlike capsule
3. cell membrane
4. cell wall
Below is a picture of bacteria. It is a type of _____ bacteria.
1. spirilla
2. macaroni
3. bacilli
4. cocci
Cocci bacteria are ____-shaped.
1. rod
2. spiral
3. sphere
4. triangular
The part of the bacterial cell which contains heredity material, and is the location of most of a cell's life processes is the _____.
1. plasmid
2. cytoplasm
3. flagella
4. capsule
Bacteria live in groups called _____ which are usually circular.
1. colonies
2. niches
3. flagella
4. kingdoms
_____ is the chemical transformation of nitrogen from the atmosphere into forms available to plants for growth.
1. Fission
2. Nitrogen-fixation
3. Cyanobacteria
4. Vaccination
A small circular piece of DNA is a _____.
1. cocci
2. ribosome
3. chromosome
4. plasmid
_____ is a type of asexual reproduction in which two identical bacteria cells are produced from the original cell.
1. Conjunction
2. Conjugation
3. Mutation
4. Fission
The letter "J" in the diagram below is the _____.
1. ribosome
2. cytoplasm
3. plasmid
4. chromosome
The letter "C" in the diagram below is the _____.
1. flagellum
2. cytoplasm
3. chromosome
4. ribosome
A _____ is an organism that makes its own food using energy from the Sun.
1. plasmid
2. consumer
3. producer
4. pathogen
A _____ is a plant that obtains nutrition from dead and decaying plant or animal tissue
1. spirilla
2. cocci
3. saprophyte
4. pathogen
The globular groups containing many cyanobacteria are referred to as _____.
1. cocci
2. bacilli
3. niches
4. colonies
_____ can fight some bacterial diseases.
1. Toxins
2. Viruses
3. Antibiotics
4. Pathogens
The letter "D" in the diagram below is the _____.
1. cell wall
2. gelatinlike capsule
3. cell membrane
4. flagellum
The letter "A" in the diagram below is the _____.
1. ribosome
2. cytoplasm
3. chromosome
4. flagellum
A(n) _____ is made from killed bacteria or damaged particles from bacterial cell walls or viruses. Its purpose is to prevent some diseases.
1. vaccine
2. anaerobe
3. antibiotic
4. flagella
The letter "C" in the diagram below is the _____.
1. cell membrane
2. cytoplasm
3. ribosome
4. cell wall
The letter "C" in the diagram below is the _____.
1. cell membrane
2. cell wall
3. cytoplasm
4. gelatinlike capsule
The letter "F" in the diagram below is the _____.
1. ribosome
2. flagellum
3. chromosome
4. cytoplasm
The kingdom of bacteria that lives in extreme environments is _____.
1. eubacteria
2. arteriobacteria
3. antibacteria
4. archaebacteria
Botulism is caused by _____.
1. antibiotics
2. bacteria
3. vaccines
4. viruses
The letter "H" in the diagram below is the _____.
1. ribosome
2. flagellum
3. cytoplasm
4. chromosome
Below is a picture of the E. coli bacteria. It is a type of _____ bacteria.
1. bacilli
2. cocci
3. Hot Tamale
4. spirilla
The letter "F" in the diagram below is the _____.
1. ribosome
2. cytoplasm
3. flagellum
4. chromosome
The letter "E" in the diagram below is the _____.
1. gelatinlike capsule
2. cell wall
3. cell membrane
4. ribsome
A(n) _____ is a bacterium or virus that causes disease.
1. saprophyte
2. antibiotic
3. vaccine
4. pathogen
The letter "B" in the diagram below is the _____.
1. cytoplasm
2. gelatinlike capsule
3. cell wall
4. cell membrane
The letter "G" in the diagram below is the _____.
1. cell membrane
2. cytoplasm
3. cell wall
4. flagellum
The cell shape in the picture below is _____.
1. spirillum
2. bacillus
3. flagellum
4. coccus
The letter "F" in the diagram below is the _____.
1. cell wall
2. cell membrane
3. gelatinlike capsule
4. candy-coated shell
_____ inhibit the growth of or destroy bacteria.
1. Bacilli
2. Antibiotics
3. Vaccines
4. Pathogens
The heat-resistant structure in bacteria is the _____.
1. flagella
2. anaerobe
3. saprophyte
4. endospore
The letter "H" in the diagram below is the _____.
1. flagellum
2. chromosome
3. ribosome
4. cytoplasm

Bacteria

Multiple-Choice ExerciseContent © 2006 Debbie Smith; Author of Activity: Tami Maloney; All rights reserved. No commercial, for-profit use of this material is allowed. E-mail comments and questions to Tami Maloney.

During _____ bacteria exchange genetic material through sexual reproduction.

The letter "J" in the diagram below is the _____.

_____ are bacteria shaped like rods.

Making medicines is a helpful use of _____.

Decomposing other materials is a helpful use of _____.

Spirilla bacteria are ____-shaped.

Cleaning up oil spills is a helpful use of _____.

_____ was the Dutchman who used a microscope to discover bacteria.

The _____ encloses, supports, and protects the cells of plants, algae, fungi, and most bacteria.

The letter "D" in the diagram below is the _____.

Food for fish is a helpful use of _____.

Below is a picture of bacteria. It is a type of _____ bacteria.

The letter "A" in the diagram below is the _____.

The cell shape in the picture below is _____.

The two kingdoms of bacteria are _____.

_____ is a form of asexual bacterial reproduction.

_____ are long, thin whiplike structures that help organisms move.

_____ are organisms that use dead organisms as a food source and help recycle nutrients so they are available for use by other organisms.

The letter "I" in the diagram below is the _____.

A(n) _____ uses oxygen to break down food to obtain energy.

_____ are sphere-shaped bacteria.

The cell shape in the picture below is _____.

The letter "E" in the diagram below is the _____.

Growths on roots of pea plants where good bacteria live are _____.

Producing cheese is a helpful use of _____.

The largest bacteria kingdom which is classified into small groups by shape, structure, method of obtaining food, and their waste is _____.

_____ bacteria save farmers millions of dollars every year in fertilizer costs.

The _____ protects bacterium from other cells that try to destroy them.

_____ are the small cytoplasmic structures on which cells make their own protein.

A(n) _____ is an organism that uses oxygen for respiration.

A(n) _____ is an organism that lives without oxygen.

Botulism is _____.

The difference between aerobic and anaerobic bacteria is aerobic use _____ and anaerobic do not.

Fertilizer is a helpful use of _____.

Chemicals produced by some bacteria that are used to limit the growth of other bacteria are _____.

A(n) _____ is a poison produced by certain animals, plants, or bacteria.

The process of heating food to a temperature that kills most harmful bacteria without much effect on its taste is _____.

The _____ is the protective outer covering that regulates interaction between the cell and the environment.

_____ are poisons produced by pathogens.

_____ help bacteria move around in moist areas.

Single-celled prokaryotic organisms that occur alone, in chains, or groups are _____.

The letter "B" in the diagram below is the _____.

An organism that breaks down and uses other organisms for energy is a _____.

Most bacteria reproduce through _____.

Bacilli bacteria are ____-shaped.

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek discovered bacteria in the _____ century.

The letter "H" in the diagram below is the _____.

Below is a picture of bacteria. It is a type of _____ bacteria.

Cocci bacteria are ____-shaped.

The part of the bacterial cell which contains heredity material, and is the location of most of a cell's life processes is the _____.

Bacteria live in groups called _____ which are usually circular.

_____ is the chemical transformation of nitrogen from the atmosphere into forms available to plants for growth.

A small circular piece of DNA is a _____.

_____ is a type of asexual reproduction in which two identical bacteria cells are produced from the original cell.

The letter "J" in the diagram below is the _____.

The letter "C" in the diagram below is the _____.

A _____ is an organism that makes its own food using energy from the Sun.

A _____ is a plant that obtains nutrition from dead and decaying plant or animal tissue

The globular groups containing many cyanobacteria are referred to as _____.

_____ can fight some bacterial diseases.

The letter "D" in the diagram below is the _____.

The letter "A" in the diagram below is the _____.

A(n) _____ is made from killed bacteria or damaged particles from bacterial cell walls or viruses. Its purpose is to prevent some diseases.

The letter "C" in the diagram below is the _____.

The letter "C" in the diagram below is the _____.

The letter "F" in the diagram below is the _____.

The kingdom of bacteria that lives in extreme environments is _____.

Botulism is caused by _____.

The letter "H" in the diagram below is the _____.

Below is a picture of the E. coli bacteria. It is a type of _____ bacteria.

The letter "F" in the diagram below is the _____.

The letter "E" in the diagram below is the _____.

A(n) _____ is a bacterium or virus that causes disease.

The letter "B" in the diagram below is the _____.

The letter "G" in the diagram below is the _____.

The cell shape in the picture below is _____.

The letter "F" in the diagram below is the _____.

_____ inhibit the growth of or destroy bacteria.

Multiple-Choice Exercise
Content © 2006 Debbie Smith; Author of Activity: Tami Maloney; All rights reserved. No commercial, for-profit use of this material is allowed. E-mail comments and questions to Tami Maloney.

**Below is a picture of the E. coli bacteria. It is a type of _____ bacteria.**