Microbiology Quiz

Which best explains how a virus affects other organisms?

• Viruses invade the cells of other organisms, using them to reproduce.

• Viruses live and reproduce in between the cells of other organisms.

Which best compares a virus to a bacterium?

• A virus is a large, living particle, and a bacterium is a large, living cell.
• A virus is a tiny, nonliving particle, and a bacterium is a large, living cell.

Choose an option which supports why viruses are not considered living?

• they do not move around

• they can't reproduce on their own

Identify what letter A is pointing to:

• Plasmid

• Flagellum

• Cell Wall

Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells have many differences, but they also share some common features. Select which of the following may be found in either type of cell?

• mitochondria

• nucleus

• ribosomes

Defend why Bacteria are considered prokaryotes ?

• Bacteria have a nucleus on their capsule

• Bacteria do not contain a nucleus

What is the function of the surface proteins on a viral cell?

• allows the virus to attach to the host-specific cell receptor

• allows the virus to cause disease