Bacteria and Microscopes Practice Quiz

When carrying a microscope, which part (s) should be held?

Only the arm

The arm and the base

The objective lens

The stage clips and diaphragm

You are observing a protist on low power (4x). Which parts of the microscope should you use to zoom in on the specimen?

The eyepiece lens and objective lens

The base and fine adjustment knob

The diaphragm and ocular lenses

The coarse adjustment knob and fine adjustment knob

On which objective should you NEVER use the coarse adjustment knob?

10X

40X

All bacteria (in Kingdom Archaebacteria and Kingdom Eubacteria) share which of the following characteristics?

Multicellular

Prokaryotic

Heterotrophic

Reproduce Sexually

All bacteria reproduce

Sexually

Asexually

Chemotrophically

Bacteria do not reproduce

Which of the following is a characteristic of K. Archaebacteria?

Can live in extreme environments

Cell wall made of peptidoglycan

Phototrophic

Multicellular

Which Kingdom includes harmful bacteria, such as streptococcus and e. coli?

K. Archaebacteria

K. Fungi

K. Eubacteria

K. Protista

Organisms in K. Eubacteria have cell walls made up of a substance called______________

Peptidoglycan

Cellulose

Orange Juice

DNA

An organism is unicellular, prokaryotic, and obtains energy by breaking down chemicals from a hydrothermal vent. Which kingdom does it belong to?

Protista

Eubacteria

Animalia

Archaebacteria