Name: ___________________________________ Class: 4 5 6 7
Bacteria Quiz
Multiple Choice
____1. The process of breaking down food into energy is called
A. conjugation
B. decomposer
C. binary fission
D. respiration
____2. The process where a cell breaks into two identical cells is called
A. conjugation
B. decomposer
C. binary fission
D. respiration
____3. The process where one bacterium transfers its genes to another cell over a “bridge” is
called
A. conjugation
B. decomposer
C. binary fission
D. respiration
____4. Organisms that break down large chemicals from dead organisms into small chemicals
are called
A. conjugation
B. decomposer
C. binary fission
D. respiration
5. Explain what it means for an organism to be a prokaryote. _______________________
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6. Bacteria can reproduce asexually or sexually, what is the difference between the two? What
are the advantages and disadvantages of each method of reproduction?
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Name: ___________________________________ Class: 4 5 6 7
7. Bacteria are used in many positive ways. Choose 3 of the 5 ways we studied to list and
describe in the space below.
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