BACTERIA MORPHOLOGY QUIZ

Which of the following may contain fimbriae?

Both (a) and (b)

None of these

Gram-negative bacteria

Gram-positive bacteria

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Flagella move the cell by

spinning like a propeller

attaching to nearby particles and contracting

many flagella beating in a synchronous, whip-like motion

an individual flagellum beating in a whip-like motion

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Chemically the capsule may be

either (a) or (b)

none of these

polypeptide

polysaccharide

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Peptidoglycan is also known as

N acetylglucosamine

N-acetyl muramic acid

mesodiaminopimetic acid

murein mucopeptide

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Which of the following may be most likely to be missing from a gram-positive bacterium?

Penicillin binding protein

Peptidoglycan

Lipopolysaccharide

Phospholipid bilayer membrane

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Teichoic acids are typically found in

outer membranes of gram negative bacteria

cell walls of gram negative bacteria

cell walls of gram positive bacteria

outer membranes of gram positive bacteria

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

casein

gelatin

flagellin

keratin

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The other name for peptidoglycan is

none of these

both (a) & (b)

murein

mucopeptide

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Single or clusters of flagella at both poles is known as

amphitrichous

petritrichous

monotrichous

none of these

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The cell walls of many gram positive bacteria can be easily destroyed by the enzyme known as

lipase

lysozyme

pectinase

peroxidase

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