Bacteria MCQs with Answers

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Monera is not included in eukaryotes because monerans are prokaryotic organisms that lack a true nucleus and membrane-bound organelles.

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Respiration in Pseudomonas bacteria is aerobic, meaning they require oxygen for respiration.

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Robert Koch proved that micro-organisms could cause disease by establishing the germ theory of disease through his famous Koch's postulates.

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Myxospores are specialized resting spores produced by bacteria (specifically myxobacteria) under unfavorable conditions.

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The capsid of the herpes virus contains 162 capsomeres.

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Antibiotics are produced using both bacteria and fungi.

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Streptococcus is a coccus (spherical-shaped) bacterium, not a bacillus (rod-shaped).

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<em>Staphylococcus aureus</em> is the organism that commonly gains access to the bovine udder during milking, often causing mastitis in dairy cattle.

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The organisms are Archaea, a domain of single-celled prokaryotes that are biochemically and genetically distinct from both bacteria and eukaryotes.

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In the five-kingdom classification system, viruses are placed in None of these because they are not considered living organisms and do not fit into any of the five kingdoms.