Bacteria Identification and Characteristics

What is the organism shown in the image?

• Bacteria

• Virus

• Fungi

• Algae

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Which of the following best describes bacteria?

• Single-celled microorganisms

• Multicellular plants

• Large animals

• Non-living particles

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What does it mean when bacteria are described as "unicellular"?

• They are made of many cells

• They are made of one cell

• They have a nucleus

• They cannot reproduce

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How do bacteria reproduce?

• Sexually by fusion

• Asexually by binary fission

• By budding off spores

• By forming seeds

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Which of the following is true about prokaryotic cells?

• They have a nucleus

• Their DNA is inside a nucleus

• Their DNA floats around inside the cell

• They are always multicellular

Why are individual bacteria cells described as microscopic?

• They are visible to the naked eye

• They are made of many cells

• They are too small to be seen without a microscope

• They have a nucleus

What is the process called when a bacterial cell splits in half to form two new cells?

• Mitosis

• Budding

• Binary fission

• Conjugation

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What does the diagram above illustrate?

• Bacteria forming spores

• Bacteria undergoing binary fission

• Bacteria absorbing nutrients

• Bacteria forming a nucleus

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Which process do some bacteria use to make their own food using the energy of the sun?

• Photosynthesis

• Decomposition

• Respiration

• Fermentation

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What do decomposer bacteria break down to get their energy?

• Wastes and dead organisms

• Sunlight

• Water and air

• Living plants

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