MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (MCQ’s) FROM CHAPTER
1. What is the name of the region where double-stranded single circular DNA is found in
the prokaryotic cell?
(a) Protonucleus (c) Nucleus
(b) Nucleoid (d) Nucleoplasm
2 In prokaryotic cells, ribosomes are
(a) 50 S (b) 60 S
(c) 70 S (d) 80 S
3. Antibiotics can be effective against
(a) Bacteria (c) Virus
(b) None of these (d) All of these
4. The two domains to which prokaryotes are classified into are:
(a) Virus (c) Bacteria
(b) Archaea (d) Both b and c
5. Which statement is true about viruses
(a) Viruses respire (c) Viruses excrete
(b) Viruses are aerobic organisms (d) Viruses are sub cellular or non-cellular in nature
6. The agent of viral disease (tobacco mosaic virus) was discovered by
(a) Iwanowsky (c) Pastures
(b) Robert Koch (d) Robert hook
7. Which of these is a characteristic of prokaryotic cells?
(a) Absence of cell organelles
(b) Absence of nucleus
(c) Presence of 70S ribosomes
(d) All of these
8. A difference between eukaryotic and prokaryotic genome is in having
(a) Ribosomes (c) Cell wall
(b) Nuclear membrane (d) None of these
9. In prokaryotes, the hair-like outgrowths which attach to the surface of other bacterial cells
are
(a) Flagella (c) Pilli
(b) Ribosomes (d) Capsids
10. ________ is used for locomotion in bacteria
(a) Ribosomes (c) Flagella
(b) Capsids (d) All of these
11. A component of prokaryotic cells:
(a) Plasma membrane (c) DNA
(b) cytoplasm (d) All of these
12. The process of recombination in prokaryotes takes place in this way
(a) Transformation (c) Transduction
(b) Conjugation (d) All of these
13. The flagella of a prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell vary in
(a) Mode of functioning and location in the cell
(b) Types of movement and placement in the cell
(b) Microtubular organization and function
(d) Microtubular organization and type of movement
14. Who was the scientist to first observe (and name) Bacteria?
(a) Anton Van Leeuwenhoek (c) Matthias Schleiden
(b) Robert Hooke (d) Matthias Schwaans
15. True bacteria belongs to:
(a) Archaea (c) Eubacteria
(b) Eukarya (d) None of these
16. The group with unknown evolutionary relationship is:
(a) Polyphyletic (c) Monophyletic
(b) Paraphyletic (d) both a and b
17. Mark the common feature between eukaryotes and prokaryotes.
(a) Shape of DNA
(b) Number of chromosomes
(c) A prokaryotic cell is similar to a eukaryotic organelle
(d) Cell wall
18. Name the scientist who proposed the phylogenetic tree for living things.
(a) Carlo Urbani (c) Louis Pasteur
(b) Robert Koch (d) Carl Woese
19. The largest bacteria which can be visible by unaided eye is_______
(a) Thiomargarita namibiensis (c) Lactobacillus
(b) Mycoplasma (d) Pseudomonas
20. Which of the following is NOT the basic shape of the bacteria?
(a) Square (c) rod shape
(b) Spherical (d) Comma
21. Gram staining is differential staining.
(a) True
(b) False
22. Which of the following organisms have thick peptidoglycan in their cell wall?
(a) Gram-negative bacteria (b) Gram-positive bacteria
(c) Yeast (d) Molds
23. 5 Kingdom classification is presented by?
(a) Robert Whittaker (b) Caral worse
(c) Cocciane france (d) Sfandyr duos
24. Type strain is used for referring to?
(a) Species (b) Genus
(c) Class (d) Order
25. What are ribosomes composed of?
(a) Thylakoid (b) Proteins
(c) RNA and Proteins (d) RNA
26. Which of the following are characteristics of archaebacterial different from eubacteria?
(a) methane-producers (c) extreme halophiles
(b) thermoacidophiles (d) methane-producers, extreme halophiles, and
thermoacidophiles
27. Which among the following come under Gram-positive eubacteria?
(a) Clostridium (b) Actinomyces
(c) Rhizobium (d) Clostridium, Actinomyces
28. Which among the following kingdoms were proposed by Whittaker?
(a) Monera (c) Protista, Fungi
(b) Plantae, Animalia (d) Monera,Protista,Fungi,Plantae,Animalia
29. The branch of biology concern with classification of bacteria is
(a) mycology (c) biology classification
(b) identication (d) Bacterial taxonomy
30. Bacteriochlorophylls are present in
(a) Bacteria (c) Algae
(b) Fungi (d) Protozoa
31. The following classify microbiology except ?
(a) Bacteriology (c) Virology
(b) Pestology (d) None of these
32. What scientist, stated that disease was caused by animated particles invisible to the
necked eye ?
(a) Aristotle (c) Varro
(b) Hippocratus (d) Hiprocretu
33. Germ theory of disease was established by German scientist called ?
(a) Robert (c) Robert Koch
(b) Robert hook (d) Robert wadhat
34. What bacteria is referred as Every day bacteria?
(a) Eubacteria (c) E. coli
(b) S. coccus (d) S. pneumonia
35. Bacteria with flagella all over their surface is called?
(a) Amphitrichous (c) Lophotrichous
(b) Atrichous (d) Peritrichous
36. Bacteria with group of flagella at one side is called?
(a) Amphitrichous (c) Lophotrichous
(b) Atrichous (d) Peritrichous
37. Bacteria with group of flagella at both side is called?
(a) Amphitrichous (c) Lophotrichous
(b) Atrichous (d) Peritrichous
38. Bacteria with no flagella is called?
(a) Amphitrichous (c) Lophotrichous
(b) Atrichous (d) Peritrichous
39. Which of the following bacteria is pleomorphic?
(a) Mycobacteria (c) Streptococcus
(b) Pseudomonas (d) Corynebacterium
40. Name the acid present in the cell wall of bacteria which helps in retaining its color
during the acid-fast test?
(a) Mycolic acid (c) Teichoic acid
(b) Malic acid (d) Tartaric acid
1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (a) 4 (d) 5 (d) 6 (a)
7 (d) 8 (b) 9 (c) 10 (c) 11 (d) 12 (d)
13 (d) 14 (a) 15 (c) 16 (b) 17 (c) 18 (d)
19 (a) 20 (a) 21 (a) 22 (b) 23 (a) 24 (a)
25 (c) 26 (d) 27 (d) 28 (d) 29 (d) 30 (a)
31 (c) 32 (a) 33 (d) 34 (a) 35 (d) 36 (c)
37 (a) 38 (b) 39 (d) 40 (a)