Bacteria and Viruses

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What is true for both bacteria and viruses?

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both contain genetic material

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Which statement is true about viruses? Options: Viruses can eat and metabolize food., Viruses can reproduce only using a host cell., Viruses can reproduce on their own at any time.

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Viruses can reproduce only using a host cell.

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Medicine used to fight bacterial infections

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antibiotics

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Used to prevent the spread of a virus

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vaccines

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What is the name of the process by which bacteria reproduce asexually by dividing to form two new bacterial cells?

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binary fission

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What is a risk of overusing antibiotics to treat infections?

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Bacteria may become resistant to antibiotics.

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Bacteria come in which of the following shapes? rod, cone, spiral, rod, sphere, spiral, rod, sphere, cone

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rod, sphere, spiral

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What do viruses need to reproduce?

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A host cell

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Which of the following is a viral infection? salmonella (food poisoning), influenza (Flu), strep throat (streptococcus)

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influenza (Flu)

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Can a virus be cured with antibiotics?

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no