Bacteria and Viruses Review

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

• both contain genetic material

• can be killed using antibiotics

• have cell organelles

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.

A bacterium reproduces asexually by dividing to form two new bacterial cells. What is the name of the process by which bacteria reproduce?

• meiosis

• budding

• binary fission

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Which of the following is a risk of overusing antibiotics to treat infections>

• Bacteria may become resistant to antibiotics.

• Antibiotics increase the rate of infection.

• Antibiotics cause other diseases to develop.

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Bacteria come in which of the following shapes?

• rod, cone, spiral

• rod, sphere, spiral

• rod, sphere, cone

Living cell that does not have a nucleus

• Prokaryote

• Eukaryote

• Virus

Virus that infects bacteria

• Spirillium

• Bacteriophage

• Adenovirus

Structure on bacteria used to stick to other bacteria or other surfaces.

• cilia

• flagellum

• Pili

Bacteria are important to the environment because that break down waste materials. They are called _.

• Decomposers

• Heterotrophs

• Autotrophs

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Medicine used to fight bacterial infections

• vaccines

• antibiotics

• fertilizers