BACTERIA MORPHOLOGY QUIZ

The common word for bacteria which are spherical in shape is

pleomorphic

cocci

spirilla

bacilli

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Which of the following does not contain protein?

Pili

Lipoteichoic acid

Porin

Flagellum

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The other name for peptidoglycan is

both (a) & (b)

mucopeptide

none of these

murein

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Cytoplasmic inclusions include

fat globules

ribosomes

mesosomes

all of these

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Porins are located in

the periplasmic space of gram-negative bacteria

the outer membrane of gram-negative bacteria

the cytoplasmic membrane of both gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria

the peptidoglycan layer of gram-positive bacteria

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Chemically the capsule may be

either (a) or (b)

polysaccharide

none of these

polypeptide

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The protein from which hook and filaments of flagella are composed of, is

gelatin

keratin

casein

flagellin

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The cooci which mostly occur in single or pairs are

Tetracocci

Streptococci

None of these

Diplococci

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

None of these

Gram-negative bacteria

Fungi

Gram-positive bacteria

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Which of the following bacteria lack a cell wall and are therefore resistant to penicillin?

Cyanobacteria

Spirochetes

Mycoplasmas

Bdellovibrios

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