Viruses Multiple Choice Practice

What do viruses have in common with living cells? They both...

• store genetic information
• have chloroplasts
• use glucose for cellular respiration
• have endoplasmic reticulum

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

True or False
The flu is caused by a virus.

• true
• false

Antibiotics kill viruses

• True
• False

What do viruses need to reproduce?

• they need genetic material
• They need a host cell
• They need  bacteria
• They need insulin

Viruses are cells. 

• True 
• False

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

A virus can be classified by its type of

• mitochondria
• chromosomes
• nucleic acid
• carbohydrates

A(n) _____ is a virus that enters a bacterial cell.

• endospore
• decomposer
• plasmid
• bacteriophage

Why do scientists classify viruses as non-living?

• They DO respond to a stimulus
• They need a host's energy because they do not have their own energy 
• They produce wastes
• They are really small 

Which is bigger, a bacteria or a virus?

• Bacteria
• Virus

Where do viruses reproduce?

• Outside of a cell
• Inside of a cell
• They do not reproduce