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Viruses
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This quiz focuses on virology within the broader context of microbiology, covering fundamental concepts about viral structure, reproduction, and life cycles. Designed for high school students in grades 9-12, the questions assess understanding of essential viral characteristics including their obligate parasitic nature, structural components like capsids and genetic material, and the mechanisms by which they infect host cells. Students need to grasp that viruses are non-living entities requiring host cells for reproduction, understand the distinction between lytic and lysogenic cycles, and recognize different types of viruses such as bacteriophages, plant viruses, and animal viruses. The quiz also addresses practical applications of viral knowledge, including why antibiotics are ineffective against viral infections and how common illnesses like colds and flu result from viral invasion of host cells. This quiz was created by a classroom teacher who designed it for students studying biology in grades 9-12. The assessment serves multiple instructional purposes, functioning effectively as a formative assessment tool to gauge student comprehension of viral biology concepts before moving to more advanced topics in microbiology or disease processes. Teachers can deploy this quiz as a warm-up activity to activate prior knowledge, assign it as homework to reinforce classroom learning, or use it as a review tool before unit examinations. The varied question formats, including multiple choice, true/false, and diagram-based questions, provide comprehensive coverage that aligns with NGSS standards HS-LS1-5 (cellular processes and energy flow) and supports Common Core literacy standards in science through technical vocabulary development and scientific reasoning skills essential for advanced biological studies.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What do viruses need to reproduce?
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How does a virus cause a person to develop the common cold?
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A virus can be classified by its type of
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A(n) _____ is a virus that enters a bacterial cell.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When a virus invades a living cell, its _______
takes over the cell's functions.
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NGSS.MS-LS1-2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What part of the phage is the DNA?
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
True or False
The flu is caused by a virus.
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