Exam 4: Functional Anatomy of Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells

Figure 4.2 Which of the following terms best describes the cell in Figure 4.2?

Where are phospholipids most likely found in a prokaryotic cell?

Antibiotics that target the cell wall are an effective treatment against many pathogenic bacteria.

Figure 4.1 -Which drawing in Figure 4.1 is a tetrad?

What will happen if a bacterial cell is pretreated with a lysozyme solution, then placed in distilled water?

Which of the following is NOT a typical characteristic of most bacterial plasma membranes?

Cells placed in a hypotonic solution tend to lose water due to osmotic pressure.

Which one of the following organisms has a cell wall?

Which of the following statements is correct about passive diffusion?

Figure 4.3 -In Figure 4.3, which diagram of a cell wall is a gram-negative cell wall?

Compare and contrast the characteristics of a typical prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell.

What is a biofilm and what role does biofilm play in disease?

Which of the following organelles most closely resembles a prokaryotic cell?

The DNA found in most bacterial cells

Figure 4.3 -In Figure 4.3, which diagram of a cell wall has a structure that protects against osmotic lysis?

Which structure acts like an ʺinvisibility cloakʺ and protects bacteria from being phagocytized?

Which one of the following pairs is mismatched?

A gram-positive bacterium suddenly acquires resistance to the antibiotic methicillin. This trait most likely occurred due to acquisition of new genetic information through

The cell walls of bacteria are responsible for the shape of the bacteria and the difference in the Gram stain reaction.

Compare and contrast gram-positive and gram-negative cell walls with regard to (a) sensitivity to antimicrobial agents, (b) resistance to phagocytosis, (c) chemical composition, and (d) decolorization by alcohol.