Prokaryote Evolution Quiz

1. Which clade of prokaryotes can be found all over the world in extreme
environments?
a) Eubacteria
b) Archaebacteria
c) Animalia
d) None of the above
2. Single-celled organisms lacking a membrane-bound nucleus are called
_____________.
a) heterotrophs
b) prokaryotes
c) eukaryotes
d) arachnids
3. There are more prokaryotes than any other organism on Earth. True or
False?
a) True
b) False
4. Prokaryotes fall into which domain(s) categorizing living organisms?
a) Eukarya and Archaea
b) Bacteria and Archaea
c) Bacteria and Eukarya
d) Only Archaea
5. A current hypothesis about the origin of the domain ____________ is that
an ancient Archaean cell and Bacterial cell fused creating the nucleus and
cytoplasm of this new type of cell.
a) Eubacteria
b) Eukarya
c) Archaebacteria
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d) None of the above

6. Prokaryotes are found in every habitat on the planet. True or False?
a) True
b) False
7. Different ______________ make(s) up roughly ten percent of a human
bodys mass forming a type of symbiosis.
a) bacteria
b) diseases
c) water
d) None of the above
8. ______________ is similar between the domains of Archaea and Eukarya
yet unique in Bacteria.
a) Flagella
b) Protein synthesis
c) Peptidoglycan in the cell wall
d) None of the above
9. Ancient prokaryotes contributed to Earths oxygen-rich atmosphere
and ozone layer through complex biochemical processes. True or False?
a) True
b) False
10. The prokaryotic clades of Eubacteria and Archaebacteria differ greatly
at the molecular level. True or False?
a) True
b) False