The genomic DNA of a bacterial cell is:

1. circular and located on a single chromosome
2. circular and located on multiple chromosomes
3. linear and located on a single chromosome
4. linear and located on multiple chromosomes

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Extra-chromosomal circular double stranded and autonomously replicating DNA found in many bacteria is known as:

1.Plastid2.Genophore
3.Plasmid4.Genome

Subtopic:  Nucleus | Nucleus: Chromosomes |
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A ‘slime layer’ or a ‘capsule’ is a modification of which of the following layers of the cell envelope of a prokaryotic cell?

1. Glycocalyx 2. Cell wall
3. Lipoprotein layer 4. Cell membrane
Subtopic:  Cell Wall |
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Mesosomes, extensions of plasma membrane in bacterial cells, help in all the following except:

1. Cell wall formation
2. DNA replication and distribution to daughter cells
3. Respiration
4. Photosynthesis

Subtopic:  Cell Membrane |
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A basal body is a part of bacterial:

1. Inclusion bodies 2. Chromosomal DNA
3. Flagellum 4. Plasmid
Subtopic:  Cilia & Flagella |
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The surface appendage on the bacterial cells that helps in conjugation is:

1. Flagellum 2. Fimbria
3. Pilus 4. Cilia
Subtopic:  Cytoskeleton |
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Identify the incorrect statement regarding bacterial ribosomes:

1. They are associated with plasma membrane
2. They are 70 S with two subunits being 30 S and 40 S
3. Several ribosomes may attach to a single mRNA
4. They translate the mRNA into proteins

Subtopic:  Ribosome and Inclusion Bodies |
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Reserve materials in prokaryotic cells are stored in the cytoplasm in the form of:

1. Non-membrane bound lysosomes 2. Gas vacuoles
3. Chromatophores 4. Inclusion bodies
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Which of the following is absent in almost all plant cells?

1. Plastid 2. Cell wall
3. A large central vacuole 4. Centriole
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The lipid content of the cell membrane mainly consists of:

1. Phosphoglycerides 2. Cholesterol
3. Unsaturated fatty acids 4. Lipopolysaccharides
Subtopic:  Cell Wall |
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