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WorksheetsBacteria and Viruses
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Bacteria grows best in a place that is cool and dry.
a)
true
b)
false
2.
Some bacteria form pairs and chains.
a)
true
b)
false
3.
Bacteria all feed in the same way.
a)
true
b)
false
4.
Food poisoning can occur if the same cutting board is used for raw meat and vegetables without cleaning.
a)
true
b)
false
5.
All bacteria cause disease.
a)
true
b)
false
6.
Pasteurization has increased the amount of food poisoning that occurs.
a)
true
b)
false
7.
Viruses have all the characteristics of a living organism.
a)
true
b)
false
8.
Some bacteria cause illness by releasing toxins.
a)
true
b)
false
9.
Washing your hands is a simple way to prevent infections.
a)
true
b)
false
10.
This bacteria can live without oxygen.
a)
pathogens
b)
antibiotic
c)
anaerobic
11.
Whiplike tails that move bacteria.
a)
pathogens
b)
flagella
c)
bacteria
12.
Medicine that stops the growth and reproduction of bacteria.
a)
pathogens
b)
flagella
c)
antibiotics
13.
One-celled organisms without a nucleus.
a)
bacteria
b)
pathogens
c)
antibiotic
14.
Microscopic things that cause disease.
a)
pathogens
b)
antibiotic
c)
flagella
15.
Kingdom of prokaryotes that live in extreme environments.
a)
fission
b)
antibody
c)
Archaea
16.
Non-living agents that can infect cells.
a)
fission
b)
vaccine
c)
virus
17.
Made by a body, attaches to a pathogen.
a)
vaccine
b)
antibody
c)
fission
18.
Bacterial method of reproduction.
a)
virus
b)
vaccine
c)
fission
19.
Contains weakened germs; given to prevent illness.
a)
virus
b)
bacteria
c)
vaccine
20.
a)
Bacilli
b)
Cocci
c)
Spirillum
21.
a)
Bacilli
b)
Spirillum
c)
Cocci
22.
a)
Bacilli
b)
Spirillum
c)
Cocci
23.
Bacteria can be helpful by ___________.
a)
helping us digest food
b)
making cheese
c)
breaking down dead organisms
d)
all of these
24.
Which of the following is NOT a method to prevent the spread of viral diseases?
a)
Limit contact with an infected person.
b)
Cover your mouth when you sneeze.
c)
Share cups.
25.
Vaccines trigger the production of ________.
a)
pathogens
b)
viruses
c)
antibodies
26.
Of the following, where are Archaea likely to be found?
a)
hot springs
b)
your skin
c)
freshwater ponds
27.
An antibiotic is a drug used to kill __________.
a)
bacteria
b)
latent viruses
c)
viruses
28.
Louis Pasteur_________.
a)
studies bacteria
studied bacteria
studied bacteria
b)
invented pasteurization
c)
made a vaccine for rabies
d)
all of these
29.
Which of the following is a means for bacteria to enter your body?
a)
through the food you eat
b)
through a cut
c)
in the air you breathe
d)
all of these
30.
The antimicrobial agent that was BEST at killing bacteria in our computer was ______.
a)
water
b)
bleach
c)
penicillin
31.
Which one is not a useful bacteria?
a)
yogurt
b)
strep throat
c)
decaying leaves
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