DEPARTMENT of BIOLOGY FACULTY of SCIENCE & MATHEMATICS

WORLD of CELL (SBU1013) SEMESTER 1 SESSION 2012/2013 TUTORIAL 2a SUBTOPIC 2: CELLS (ANSWER SCHEME)
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Instruction: Answer ALL the questions with appropriate answers. 1. The genome region of a prokaryotic cell is called the _____. a. Nucleoid b. Plasmid c. Ribosome d. Nucleus e. RNA 2. Which structure helps protect bacteria from a hypotonic environment? a. Cell wall b. Plasma membrane c. Slime layer d. Plasmid e. Fimbria 3. Some prokaryptic cells receive an extra piece of DNA through a process called conjugation. That DNA is called a _____. a. Granule b. Nucleus c. Plasmid d. Transformation e. Nucleoid 4. The cell structure that distinguishes Gram-positive from Gram-negative is _____. a. Cell wall b. Type of gycocalyx c. Presence or absence of peptidoglycan d. Type of plasmid e. Color 5. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is an endotoxin found only in _____. a. Only Gram-positive bacteria b. Only Gram-negative bacteria c. Both d. Neither

6. Which is NOT a type of cell extension found in prokaryotes? a. Flagella b. Cilia c. Pili d. Fimbriae e. Axial filament 7. Prokaryotes have a cytoskeleton. a. True* b. False 8. Slime layers and capsules are two types of _____. a. Cell walls b. Membranes c. Glycolyces d. Bacteria e. Antibiotics 9. What is the cell shape and arrangement of Staphylococcus? a. Cocci in a chain b. Bacilli in a chain c. Cocci in a cluster d. Bacilli in a cluster 10. What kingdoms are made up of prokaryotic cells? a. Bacteria &archea b. Protista & plants c. Bacteria & fungi d. Animals & plants e. Archea & plants 11. Generally, how many times larger is a eukaryotic cell than a prokaryotic cell? a. 5 times b. 12 times c. 10 times d. 2 times e. 30 times

12. Which type of cell appeared first on earth? a. Prokaryotic cells b. Eukaryotic cells 13. State TWO (2) living characteristics of viruses?

14. State ONE (1) nonliving characteristics of viruses.

15. List THREE (3) criteria used to define a virus.

16. A virus that infects only bacteria is termed as -------------------

17. State why viruses can't replicate on environmental surfaces or in synthetic laboratory medium.