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Unit 5; Part 1 (viruses, archaea, bacteria, fungi)

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the 3 shapes of bacteria?
a)
viral, bacteriophage, helix
b)
round, square, spiral
c)
round, spiral, rod
d)
round, rod, viral
2.
What type of organism is found in extreme environments
a)
Hot Springs
b)
Bacteria
c)
Viruses
d)
Archaea
3.
One cell splits into 2 cells with identical DNA
a)
conjugation
b)
binary fission
c)
sexual reproduction
d)
replication
4.
The method bacteria use to reproduce is
a)
asexual
b)
sexual
c)
artificial selection
d)
replication
5.
Which of the following must use a host to reproduce?
a)
virus
b)
bacteria
c)
protist 
6.
What is one difference between binary fission and the lytic cycle?
a)
binary fission is bacterial reproduction and the lytic cycle is viral rerplication
b)
binary fission is viral replication and the lytic cycle is baterial reproduction
c)
both processes involve viral replication; binary fission requires a host and the lytic cycle does not
d)
There is very little difference between the 2 processes
7.
What roll does a host play in viral reproduction
a)
The host only provides the food for the virus to reproduce on its own.
b)
The virus only uses the host for shelter, it does not use it for reproduction
c)
The virus uses the host for the process of conjugation
d)
The host cell provides the virus with resources and its proteins replicate the genetic material of the virus
8.
Absorbs nutrients from the environment is a characteristic of which group
a)
archaea
b)
bacteria
c)
fungi
d)
viruses
9.
A method of genetic recombination in which 2 cells temporarily join to combine DNA
a)
binary fission
b)
conjugation
c)
lytic cycle
d)
lysogenic cycle
10.
What 2 features do eukaryotes have that prokaryotes do not?
a)
membrane-bound organelles and DNA
b)
DNA and Nucleus
c)
Cell Wall and Ribosomes
d)
Membrane-bound organelles and Nucleus
11.
Name a way in which a host is important for a virus.
a)
Viruses need hosts to replicate
b)
Viruses do not need hosts, but hosts need a virus to reproduce
c)
Viruses use host cells for food
d)
Viruses use host cells to travel to new locations
12.
This diagram shows
a)
The lysogenic cycle
b)
conjugation
c)
the lytic cycle
d)
homeostasis
13.
An archaea is an example of a 
a)
single celled eukaryote 
b)
single celled prokaryote
c)
multi-celled eukaryote
d)
multi-celled prokaryote
14.
How are viruses harmful to host cells?
a)
They are not harmful
b)
They replace the nucleus with a viral nuclei
c)
They use the host cell for food
d)
They destroy the host cell during replication
15.
What type of fungi is pictured?
a)
zygote
b)
club
c)
gamete
d)
sac
16.
What type of fungi is pictured?
a)
zygote
b)
club
c)
gamete
d)
sac
17.
The 3 groups of protists are;
a)
fungi-like, plant-like, viral-like
b)
animal-like, plant-like, bacterial-like
c)
animal-like, plant-like, fungi-like
d)
fungi-like, archaea, bacteria
18.
All protists have this in common
a)
they have a nucleus
b)
they behave like plants
c)
they are found in pond water
d)
they are like animals
19.
Bread left on a counter and allowed to mold will
a)
send out roots
b)
produce spores
c)
multiply
d)
 undergo binary fission
20.
The tangles mass of hyphae in a fungal body makes up the 
a)
roots
b)
spores
c)
cap
d)
mycellium
21.
Algae are what type of protist?
a)
animal-like
b)
fungi-like
c)
plant-like
d)
algae is not a protist
22.
2 symbiotic partnerships formed between fungi and other organisms are
a)
cyanobacteria and phytoplankton
b)
yeast and spores
c)
hyphae and mycelium
d)
lichen and mycorrhizae
23.
Cyanobacteria join with fungi to produce
a)
lichen
b)
mycorrhizae
c)
algae
d)
yeast
24.
Which statement would be true for protists?
a)
they cannot move on their own
b)
some can perform photosynthesis
c)
they are prokaryotic
d)
they can only reproduce asexually
25.
What do bacteria and archaea have in common
a)
they have membrane bound organelles
b)
they are prokaryotes with genetic material
c)
they are multicellular
d)
they require a host