HBio1 CQ#3 - Bacteria & Viruses

Which of the following is true for both bacteria and viruses?

• both contain genetic material

• can be killed using antibiotics

• have a cell membrane

• have a protein coat

Which statement is true about viruses?

• Viruses can eat and metabolize food.

• Viruses can reproduce only using a host cell.

• Viruses can reproduce on their own at any time.

• Viruses contain DNA, so they are alive.

What modern technology has caused the rise in resistant bacteria?

• vaccines

• antibiotics

• antibodies

• cough medicine

What type of cells contain a nucleus?

• both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells

• virus cells

• prokaryotic cells

• eukaryotic cells

Bacteria come in which of the following shapes?

• rod, cone, spiral

• rod, sphere, spiral

• rod, sphere, cone

• sphere, cone, spiral

Which of the following is true?

• Viruses and bacteria are both prokaryotes.

• Bacteria are eukaryotes and viruses are prokaryotes.

• Some bacteria are prokaryotes and some are eukaryotes.

• All bacteria are prokaryotes.

What process is this?

• formation of antibodies

• lytic cycle

• lysogenic cycle

One way in which bacteria are beneficial:

• they make food
• they cause disease
• they cause food poisoning
• they create sugar

Besides DNA or RNA, what else is a virus made of?

• a cell wall
• a cell membrane
• a protein coat
• a lipid coat

Scientists classify viruses as nonliving.

• True
• False