Organelles, Cell Types and Viruses Practice

Is a virus considered living or non-living?

• Living
• Non-Living
• Neither

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

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

What part of a virus is the protein capsule that houses the genetic material (DNA/RNA)?

• tail
• nucleus
• capsid
• glycoprotein

What do viruses need to reproduce?

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

Viruses are...

• prokaryotic
• eukaryotic
• non-living
• endospores

Needs host cell to reproduce.

• Virus
• Bacteria
• Fungus
• Protozoan

How could you describe the size of a virus?

• Smaller than bacteria
• Larger than a parasite
• About the size of a dime
• Smaller than a proton

Which type of the following can NOT reproduce on its own?

• Viruses

• Animal Cells

• Plant Cells

• Fungal Cells

This paramecium has a purple nucleus holding DNA. This tells us the paramecium is

• a eukaryote

• a prokaryote

• a virus

• a plant

This paramecium is covered with protein fibers called cilia. What is the likely use for cilia?

• swimming

• identifying a host cell

• drilling through rock

• finding other bacteria