Bacteria, Virus, & Protist

What do viruses need to reproduce?

• They need genetic material
• They need a host cell
• They need a moderate temperature
• They need ATP

Antibiotics are effective treatments against viruses.

• True
• False

Viruses are _____.

• prokaryotic
• eukaryotic
• non-living
• endospores

What is a characteristic of a typical virus?

• It produces antibodies.
• It can reproduce outside the cell.
• It consists of DNA or RNA covered by a protein coat.
• It reproduces by mitosis and meiosis.

Influenza is caused by a virus.

• True
• False

The process by which a bacteria reproduces asexually is called _________.

• nuclear fusion
• meiosis
• buddin
• binary fission

When bacteria exchange genetic information via a bridge it is known as ________.

• binary fission
• asexual reproduction
• mitosis
• conjugation

The structure produced by bacteria in order to survive harsh conditions is a(n) __________.

• endospore
• capsid
• frond
• asci

Bacteria that break down nutrients in dead matter are known as __________.

• decomposer
• pathogen
• Excavata
• host

A disease causing agent is a ________.

• vaccine
• mutagen
• pathogen
• vector