Understanding Bacteria

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AP Biology › Understanding Bacteria

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The lack of a nucleus in bacterial cells allows what two cellular processes to occur in tandem?

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Which of the following statements is true regarding flagella?

3

Bacteria are susceptible to antibiotics for several reasons. Pharmaceutical companies research new antibiotics continually due to antibiotic resistance.

Characteristics of a good antibiotic include which of the following?

4

A cell placed in an environment in which there are more solutes outside the cell than inside the cell will __________ and is said to be in a __________ environment.

5

What happens to a bacterial cell if you place it in a hypotonic solution?

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Which of the following eukaryotic cellular processes does not occur in bacterial cells?

7

Which description does not apply to bacteria?

8

After a plasmid incorporates outside genes into its own genome, the plasmid may be cloned in which of the following ways?

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In aerobic bacteria, in what part of the cell is the electron transport chain located?

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What compound is present in both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria?

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