Source: Indiabix (bacteria morphology)

1. Which of the following bacteria lack a cell wall and are therefore resistant to penicillin? A.Cyanobacteria B.Mycoplasmas C.Bdellovibrios D.Spirochetes View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 2. A cluster of polar flagella is called A.lophotrichous B.amphitrichous C.monotrichous D.petritrichous View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 3. Flagella move the cell by A.many flagella beating in a synchronous, whip-like motion B.an individual flagellum beating in a whip-like motion C.spinning like a propeller D.attaching to nearby particles and contracting View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 4. The protein from which hook and filaments of flagella are composed of, is A.keratin B.flagellin C.gelatin D.casein View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 5. The cooci which mostly occur in single or pairs are A.Streptococci B.Diplococci C.Tetracocci D.None of these 6. Which of the following may contain fimbriae? A.Gram-positive bacteria B.Gram-negative bacteria C.Both (a) and (b) D.None of these View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 7. Peptidoglycan accounts for __________ of the dry weight of cell wall in many gram positive bacteria A.50% or more B.About 10% C.11%+ 0.22% D.About 20% View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 8. Bacteria having no flagella are unable to A.move B.reproduce C.stick to tissue surfaces D.grow in nutrient agar View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 9. Which of the following is true about cell wall of gram-positive bacteria? A.It consists of multiple layers B.It is thicker than that associated with gram-negative bacteria C.It contains teichoic acids D.All of these View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 10. The cell walls of many gram positive bacteria can be easily destroyed by the enzyme known as A.lipase B.lysozyme C.pectinase D.peroxidase 11. The cell wall of A.gram-positive bacteria are thicker than gram-negative bacteria B.gram-negative bacteria are thicker than gram-positive bacteria C.both have same thickness but composition is different D.none of these View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum

12. Peptidoglycan is also known as A.N-acetyl muramic acid B.murein mucopeptide C.N acetylglucosamine D.mesodiaminopimetic acid View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 13. Genetic system is located in the prokaryotes in A.nucleoid B.chromatin C.nuclear material D.all of these View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 14. Which is most likely to be exposed on the surface of a gram-negative bacterium? A.Pore protein (porin) B.Protein involved in energy generation C.Lipoteichoic acid D.Phospholipids View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 15. The last step in synthesis of peptidoglycan is A.attachment of a peptide to muramic acid B.attaching two amino acids to form a cross-link C.attachment of a portion of peptidoglycan to a membrane lipid D.binding of penicillin to a membrane protein 16. Cytoplasmic inclusions include A.ribosomes B.mesosomes C.fat globules D.all of these View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 17. The cocci which forms a bunch and irregular pattern are A.Staphylococci B. diplococci C. Tetracocci D.Streptococci View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 18. Chemotaxis is a phenomenon of A.swimming away of bacteria B.swimming towards a bacteria C.swimming away or towards of bacteria in presence of chemical compound D.none of the above View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 19. The structure responsible for motility of bacteria is A.pilli B.flagella C.sheath D.capsules View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 20. The next to last step in peptidoglycan biosynthesis is A.synthesis of the NAM-peptide subunit B.removal of the subunit from bactoprenol C.linking the sugar of the disaccharide-peptide unit to the growing peptidoglycan chain D.cross-linking the peptide side chains of peptidoglycan 21. The cocci which forms a chain is A.Streptococci B. diplococci C. Staphylococci D.Tetracocci View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 22. The arrangement, in which flagella are distributed all round the bacterial cell, is known as A.lophotrichous B.amphitrichous C.peritrichous D.monotrichous View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 23. Periplasm is A.the area between the inner and outer membranes of gram-negative bacteria

B.the area between the inner and outer membranes of Gram-positive bacteria C.the interior portion of mitochondria D.the area outside the cell membrane that is influenced by the polymers View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 24. Which of the following has peptidoglycan as a major constituent of cell wall? A.Gram-negative bacteria B.Gram-positive bacteria C.Fungi D.None of these View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 25. The common word for bacteria which are helically curved rods is A.cooci B.pleomorphic C.bacillus D.spirilla 26. The bacteria deficient in cell wall is A.Treponema B. Mycoplasma C. Staphylococcus D.Klebsiella View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 27. Which of the following is not true about peptidoglycan? It is a polymer consisting of N-acetyl glucosamine, N-acetyl muramic acid and amino acids (alanine, A. lysine, etc.) B.It is present in prokaryotic cell wall C.It occurs in the form of a bag shaped macro molecule surrounding the cytoplasm membrane D.None of the above View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 28. The common word for bacteria which are spherical in shape is A.cocci B.bacilli C.spirilla D.pleomorphic View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 29. Single or clusters of flagella at both poles is known as A.monotrichous B.petritrichous C.amphitrichous D.none of these View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 30. Which of the following bacterial genera (that produces endospore) have medical importance? A.Clostridium B. Bacillus C.Both (a) and (b) D.None of these 31. Microcapsules are composed of A.proteins B.polysaccharides C.lipids D.all of these View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 32. Gram positive cells have a A.second outer membrane that helps to retain the crystal violet stain B.multiple layer of peptidoglycan that helps to retain the crystal violet stain C.thick capsule that traps the crystal violet stain D.periplasmic space that traps the crystal violet View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 33. The common word for bacteria which are straight rod in shape is A.cooci B.bacilli C.spirilla D.pleomorphic View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 34. A single polar flagella is known as

A.monotrichous B.lophotrichous C.amphitrichous D.none of these View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 35. Teichoic acids are typically found in A.cell walls of gram positive bacteria B.outer membranes of gram positive bacteria C.cell walls of gram negative bacteria D.outer membranes of gram negative bacteria 36. In eukaryotic cells, ribosomes are A.70S B.60S C.80S D.Not specific View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 37. Porins are located in A.the outer membrane of gram-negative bacteria B.the peptidoglycan layer of gram-positive bacteria C.the cytoplasmic membrane of both gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria D.the periplasmic space of gram-negative bacteria View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 38. Which of the following is exposed on the outer surface of a gram-negative bacterium? A.O-antigen of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) B.Polysaccharide portion of lipoteichoic acid (LTA) C.Braun lipoprotein D.Electron transport system components View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 39. Which of the following does not contain protein? A.Pili B.Flagellum C.Lipoteichoic acid D.Porin View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 40. Swimming towards a chemical of bacteria is termed as A.positive chemotaxis B.negative chemotaxis C.phototaxis D.magnetotaxis 41. Chemically the capsule may be A.polypeptide B.polysaccharide C.either (a) or (b) D.none of these View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 42. Peptidoglycan is found only in the bacterial A.cell membrane B.glycocalyx C.cell wall D.spore View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 43. The cell walls of Gram positive bacteria contain two modified sugar, viz. N- acetylgucosamine (NAG) and N- acetylmuramic acid (NAM). They are covalently linked by A.- 1,4-glycosidic bond B.-1,6-glycosidic bond C.- 1,6-glycosidic bond D.- 1,4-glycosidic bond View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum

44. Which of the following organism has sterols in their cytoplasmic membrane? A.Clostridum B. Proteus C. Mycoplasma D.Bacillius View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 45. Name the component of flagellum. A.Filament B.Hook C.Basal body D.All of these 6. The location where the bacterial chromosome concentrates is called A.nucleus B.nuclein C.nucleoid D.nucleose View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 47. Which of the following is analogous to mesosomes of bacteria? A.Mitochondria of eukaryotes B.Golgi apparatus of eukaryotes C.Lysosomes of eukaryotes D.None of these View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 48. Which of the following has Chinese letter arrangement? A.Bacillus anthracis B. Mycobacterium tuberculosis C. Clostridium tetani D.Corynebacterium diphtheriae View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 49. The other name for peptidoglycan is A.mucopeptide B.murein C.both (a) & (b) D.none of these View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 50. Cyanobacteria have A.a gram-positive cell wall B.a gram-negative cell wall C.Neither (a) nor (b) D.No cell wall 51. In which of the following, lipo-polysaccharide is a major constituent of outer membrane of the cellwall? A.Gram-positive bacteria B.Gram-negative bacteria C.Fungi D.None of these View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 52. Which of the following structure(s) is /are external to cell wall? A.Flagella B.Stalks C.Sheath D.All of these View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 53. Which of the following may be most likely to be missing from a gram-positive bacterium? A.Penicillin binding protein B.Peptidoglycan C.Lipopolysaccharide D.Phospholipid bilayer membrane
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