Glycocalyx is made made up of?

a. Polysaccharide
b. Cellulose
c. Peptidoglycan
d. Pectin
ANSWER: A

Membraneous infolding in bacteria that initiate DNA replication is

A) Mesosomes
B) Carboxysome
C) Nucleosome
D) Magnetosome

ANSWER: A

A slippery outer covering in some bacteria that protects them from phagocytosis by
host cells is

A) Capsule
B) Cell wall
C) Flagellum
D) Peptidoglycan
ANSWER: A

Flagella and pili are made of

A) Lipids
B) Carbohydrates
C) Nucleic acids
D) Protein
ANSWER: D
The bacterial envelope includes all of the following structures except

A) Capsule
B) Cell wall
C) Cell membrane
D) Endospore
ANSWER: D

All of the following structures of bacteria contain protein except

A) Plasmids
B) Ribosomes
C) Pili
D) Cell membrane
ANSWER: A

Which of the following contains DNA?

A) Gram positive cell wall

B) Capsule
C) Pili
D) Plasmids
ANSWER: D

A bacterial cell wall does all of the following except

A) Gives shape and rigidity to the cell

B) Is the site of action for some antibiotics
C) Is associated with some symptoms of disease
D) Protects the cell from phagocytosis
ANSWER: D

A Gram-negative cell wall is __________ than a Gram positive one.

A) Thicker
B) Thinner
C) Broader
D) Denser
ANSWER: B

Bacterial ribosomes are composed of

A) Protein and DNA

B) Protein and mRNA
C) Protein and rRNA
D) Protein and tRNA
ANSWER: C

Cell wall of gram-negative bacteria is

A) Thick
B) Lipids are present
C) Teichoic acids are absent
D) None of these
ANSWER: C

Mesosomes are

A) Kind of ribosomes
B) Formed during cell lysis
C) A part of cell wall
D) Principal sites of respiratory enzymes
ANSWER: D
Which organelle is ABSENT from all Gram-positive species of bacteria?
A) Capsule
B) Endospore
C) Mesosome
D) Pili
ANSWER: D

This is analogous to mesosomes of bacteria

(a) Golgi apparatus of eukaryotes
(b) Lysosomes of eukaryotes
(c) Mitochondria of eukaryotes
(d) None of the above
Answer: C

Surface appendage of bacteria meant for cell-cell attachment during conjugation is

A) Cilia
B) Flagella
C) Pilli
D) Spinae
ANSWER: C