LYCEUM-NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
Tapuac District, Dagupan City
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Department of Natural Sciences
MICROBIOLOGY
Chapter Quiz
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Section______________________________ Date_____________
I. Multiple choice. Encircle the letter of that best describes the correct answer. Any
superimpositions and any form of erasures will be considered incorrect.
1. Which of the following is NOT a type of bacterial flagellum?
a) Monotrichous b) Peritrichous c) Amphitrichous d) Pluritrichous
2. Which type of bacterial flagellum is characterized by a single flagellum at one end of the cell?
a) Monotrichous b) Peritrichous c) Amphitrichous d) Lophotrichous
3. In which type of bacterial flagellum are multiple flagella distributed all over the surface of the
cell?
a) Monotrichous b) Peritrichous c) Amphitrichous d) Lophotrichous
4. 4. Which type of bacterial flagellum is characterized by a single flagellum at both ends of the
cell?
a) Monotrichous b) Peritrichous c) Amphitrichous d) Lophotrichous
5. 5. Which term describes a cluster of flagella emerging from the same site on a bacterial cell?
a) Monotrichous b) Peritrichous c) Amphitrichous d) Lophotrichous
6. Which type of virus has a rod-shaped structure with a helical symmetry?
a) Helical virus b) Polyhedral virus c) Spherical virus d) Bacteriophage
7. Which type of virus has a geometric shape with many flat faces and straight edges?
a) Helical virus b) Polyhedral virus c) Spherical virus d) Bacteriophage
8. Which type of virus has a round or spherical shape?
a) Helical virus b) Polyhedral virus c) Spherical virus d) Bacteriophage
9. Which type of virus specifically infects bacteria?
a) Helical virus b) Polyhedral virus c) Spherical virus d) Bacteriophage
10. Which type of virus has a complex structure with an icosahedral head and a tail for attaching to
host cells?
a) Helical virus b) Polyhedral virus c) Spherical virus d) Bacteriophage
11. Which of the following is NOT a common bacterial cell shape?
a) Rod-shaped b) Spherical c) Spiral d) Cuboidal
12. Which term describes a chain-like arrangement of spherical bacterial cells?
a) Diplococcus b) Streptococcus c) Staphylococcus d) Sarcina
13. What is the term for a cluster-like arrangement of spherical bacterial cells?
a) Diplococcus b) Streptococcus c) Staphylococcus d) Sarcina
14. Which term describes a pair of rod-shaped bacterial cells?
a) Diplobacillus b) Streptobacillus c) Staphylobacillus d) Palisades
15. What is the term for a chain-like arrangement of rod-shaped bacterial cells?
a) Diplobacillus b) Streptobacillus c)Staphylobacillus d) Palisades
