fridays quiz 11.14.15

Question 0

name the 2 kingdoms for prokaryotes

Answer 0

eubacteria

archaebacteria

Question 1

what is the best known prokaryote and where could they be found?

Answer 1

eubacteria

theyre found everywhere

Question 2

name the 2 bacterial domains

Answer 2

bacteria and archea

Question 3

what characteristics do all prokaryotes have in common?

Answer 3

a single circular chromosome and lack a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles

Question 4

what are thought to be the oldest organisms on Earth?

Answer 4

archaebacteria

Question 5

are all bacteria heterotrophic?

Answer 5

no because some make their own food

Question 6

what bacteria lives in our gut to help digest food?

Answer 6

E.coli

Question 7

what is the function for most bacteria and how is this helpful to them?

Answer 7

decomposers, gaining nutrients

Question 8

give an example of a photosynthetic bacterium

Answer 8

cyanobacteria

Question 9

3 basic shapes for bacteria

Answer 9

1) cocci- spherical
2) spirilla- spiral shaped
3) bacilli- rod shaped

Question 10

what 2 parts of a bacterium determine its shape?

Answer 10

cell wall

cytoskeleton

Question 11

name 2 structures that aid bacteria in movement

Answer 11

pili and flagella

Question 12

what covers the outside of all prokaryotes?

Answer 12

cell walls

Question 13

function if pili?

Answer 13

help bacteria adhere to surfaces

Question 14

what structure, if present, let bacteria be motile?

Answer 14

flagella

Question 15

what is the purpose of ribosomes?

Answer 15

make proteins for the cell