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Bacteria and Viruses

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Bacteria are
a)
unicellular and prokaryotic
b)
unicellular and eukaryotic
c)
made up of no cells
d)
multicellular and prokaryotic
2.
viruses are
a)
made up of no cells
b)
prokaryotic and unicellular
c)
multicellular or unicellular
d)
eukaryotic and unicellular
3.
The bacteria Kingdom where you can find bacteria from extreme environments is called
a)
Archaebacteria
b)
Eubacteria
c)
Viruses
d)
Cyanobacteria
4.
prokaryotic means
a)
no nucleus
b)
has a nucleus
c)
no ribosomes
d)
has a mitochondria
5.
Bacteria can break down substances.  Breaking down is called
a)
decomposing
b)
consuming
c)
eating
d)
producing
6.
Round shaped bacteria is called
a)
coccus
b)
bacillus
c)
spirillum
7.
Rod-shaped bacteria is called
a)
bacillus
b)
coccus
c)
spirillum
8.
Bacteria that grows in chains
a)
strep
b)
staph
c)
coccus
d)
bacillus
9.
bacteria reproduces using
a)
binary fission
b)
mitosis
c)
sexual reproduction
d)
splitting
10.
a type of reproduction that does not involve egg and sperm
a)
asexual
b)
sexual
c)
meiosis
11.
Bacteria divides
a)
quickly
b)
slowly
12.
Which of the following is NOT a limitation to bacteria growth?
a)
water
b)
temperature
c)
pH
d)
space
13.
Which of the following is NOT a limitation to bacteria growth?
a)
sunlight
b)
space (over crowding)
c)
nutrients
d)
oxygen
14.
Bacteria that needs oxygen to survive is said to be
a)
aerobic
b)
photosynthetic
c)
decomposing
d)
consuming
15.
Which of the following is not made using bacteria?
a)
pickles
b)
yogurt
c)

cheese

d)
pudding
16.
What type of bacteria grows on the roots of plants and provides nutrients for the plants?
a)
cyanobacteria
b)
archaebacteria
c)
viruses
17.
Which of the following is NOT a disease caused by bacteria?
a)
the flu
b)
leprosy
c)
whooping cough
d)
food poisoning
18.
a group of bacteria is called a
a)
colony
b)
gang
c)
classroom
d)
cluster
19.
Viruses are not
a)
living
b)
cells
c)
organisms
d)
all of the above
20.
Viruses contain nucleic acids and
a)
protein
b)
sugars
c)
cytoplasm
d)
ribosomes
21.
How do viruses reproduce?
a)
they use a host cell
b)
binary fission
c)
splitting
d)
sexual reproduction
22.
The outside layer (most outside) of a bacteria is called a
a)
capsule
b)
cell wall
c)
cell membrane
d)
cytoplasm
23.
What part of the cell would make viral proteins when tricked to make more viruses?
a)
ribosomes
b)
Golgi complex
c)
nucleus
d)
cytoplasm
24.
Which of the following is NOT found in bacteria?
a)
mitochondria
b)
cytoplasm
c)
ribosomes
d)
DNA
25.
viruses enter the host cell by using
a)
receptor proteins
b)
force
c)
magic