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WorksheetsVirus
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 11mins
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1.
Reasons that viruses are considered to be nonliving is because
a)
They are not cellular
b)
They cannot reproduce on their own
c)
They cannot make proteins
d)
all of the above
2.
What do viruses need to reproduce?
a)
they need genetic material
b)
They need a host cell
c)
They need bacteria
d)
They need insulin
3.
A(n) _____ is a virus that enters a bacterial cell.
a)
endospore
b)
decomposer
c)
plasmid
d)
bacteriophage
4.
When a virus invades a living cell, its _______
takes over the cell's functions.
takes over the cell's functions.
a)
outer coat
b)
genetic material
c)
core
d)
cytoplasm
5.
What provides direct energy for the virus?
a)
food
b)
its host
c)
the sun
d)
a parasite
6.
Antibiotics kill viruses
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Viruses are cells.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Which of the following occurs after a virus attaches to a host cell in the viral reproduction process?
a)
The host cell dies
b)
The virus dies
c)
The virus inserts its genetic information into the host cell
d)
copies of the virus are immediately released from the host
9.
How could you describe the size of a virus?
a)
Smaller than bacteria
b)
Larger than a parasite
c)
About the size of a dime
d)
Smaller than a proton
10.
Communicable diseases are
a)
not contagious
b)
conditions that people are born with
c)
passed from one person to another
d)
caused through hereditary factors
11.
The smallest and simpliest forms of life are called
a)
bacteria
b)
virus
c)
fungi
d)
protozoa
12.
What was used to make the smallpox vaccine?
a)
Cowpox
b)
Chickenpox
c)
Penicillin
d)
Bacteria from soil
13.
Turn down for -
a)
who
b)
what
c)
when
d)
virus
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