Module 4 Review

Bacteria or other infectious organisms that cause harm to their human hosts are called _____.

• pathogens

• germs

• microbes

• viruses

Viruses are surrounded by a protein coat known as a

• Capsid

• Capsule

• Enzyme

• Nucleotide

Which of the following can be treated with antibiotics?

• Virus

• Bacteria

• Mutagen

• Parasite

Viruses are microscopic infectious agents that can only replicate inside a host cell

• FALSE

• TRUE

Antibiotic resistance is the ability of a bacteria to resist the effects of medication that once successfully treated bacteria. A primary cause of antibiotic resistance  is _____ to antibiotics;

• over exposure

• under exposure

• no exposure

Structure C is the

• chromatin

• plasmid

• pili

• cell wall

Bacteriophage is a form of bacteria

• FALSE

• TRUE

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

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

As a virus changes over time, it can affect different systems within the organism. This change of the virus is called a _______________.

• mutation

• melanin

• metaphysics

Both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells have

• a nucleus.

• mitochondria.

• cytoplasm.

• specialized organelles.