Bacteria & Viruses

Front

Bacteria are prokaryotes, meaning they ________.

Back

lack a nucleus

Front

Which of these statements is true about a virus?

• A virus is unicellular, it has only one cell.
• A virus may sometimes be multicellular, have many cells.
• A virus has no cells.

Back

A virus has no cells.

Front

Viruses are considered: Living, Non-living

Back

Non-living

Front

Viruses require a host cell to

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Replicate

Front

Which process allows for the virus's DNA to lay "dormant" or hide in the host DNA while the cell reproduces?

Back

Lysogenic

Front

As a virus changes over time, it can affect different systems within the organism. This change of the virus is called a _______________.

Back

mutation

Front

What is used to "cure" a virus?

Back

Vaccine

Front

Do antibiotics work to cure viruses?

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False

Front

Which is smaller, a virus or a bacteria?

Back

virus

Front

Which viral cycle takes the longest to show symptoms? Options: Lysogenic, Lytic

Back

Lysogenic