Identifying Unknown Organisms

Question 1

Use the drop-down menus to answer questions about bacteria.Since bacteria are prokaryotes, they have no

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C: nucleus

Question 2

A (rod-shaped)

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B: Bacillus

Question 3

involves the transfer of genetic material from one bacteria to another.

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D: Genetic recombination (all 3)

Question 4

The outside of a bacterial cell is protected by a structure called a .

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C: capsule

Question 5

B (spiral-shaped)

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C: Spirillum

Question 6

involves scraps of genetic material.

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B: Transformation

Question 7

uses a virus to transmit genetic material.

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C: Transduction

Question 8

The provides a rigid structure that gives the cell its shape.

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B: cell wall

Question 9

C (spherical)

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A: coccus

Question 10

Cholera

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C: Spirillum

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