BACTERIA MORPHOLOGY QUIZ

Teichoic acids are typically found in

outer membranes of gram positive bacteria

outer membranes of gram negative bacteria

cell walls of gram negative bacteria

cell walls of gram positive bacteria

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The structure responsible for motility of bacteria is

capsules

flagella

pilli

sheath

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Which of the following has peptidoglycan as a major constituent of cell wall?

None of these

Gram-negative bacteria

Fungi

Gram-positive bacteria

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The location where the bacterial chromosome concentrates is called

nuclein

nucleoid

nucleose

nucleus

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Which of the following is exposed on the outer surface of a gram-negative bacterium?

O-antigen of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)

Polysaccharide portion of lipoteichoic acid (LTA)

Electron transport system components

Braun lipoprotein

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Peptidoglycan is also known as

N-acetyl muramic acid

murein mucopeptide

N acetylglucosamine

mesodiaminopimetic acid

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In which of the following, lipo-polysaccharide is a major constituent of outer membrane of the cellwall?

Gram-positive bacteria

Fungi

Gram-negative bacteria

None of these

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The other name for peptidoglycan is

both (a) & (b)

murein

mucopeptide

none of these

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Which of the following does not contain protein?

Lipoteichoic acid

Pili

Flagellum

Porin

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Which of the following may contain fimbriae?

Gram-negative bacteria

Gram-positive bacteria

None of these

Both (a) and (b)

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