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Viruses, Bacteria, and Protists

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following terms refers to spherical-shaped bacteria?

a)

bacilli

b)

cocci

c)

spirochetes

d)

flagella

2.

During which process do two bacterial cells join together to transfer genetic material?

a)

transduction

b)

conjugation

c)

binary fission

d)

asexual reproduction

3.

Which of the following describes a bacteriophage?

a)

a virus that only infects plants

b)

a virus that only infects birds

c)

a species of bacteria that infects plants

d)

a virus that only infects bacteria

4.

Which of the following processes does not increase bacterial diversity?

a)

transduction

b)

conjugation

c)

binary fission

d)

transformation

5.

Which of the following occurs when a virus infects a bacterium and leaves behind new genes from a different bacterium?

a)

transduction

b)

conjugation

c)

transformation

d)

binary fission

6.

What feature of eukaryotic cells makes them different from prokaryotic cells?

a)

they contain DNA

b)

they possess ribosomes

c)

their organelles are bound by membranes

d)

They are surrounded by cell membranes

7.

Which of the following about viruses is incorrect?

a)

they are not grouped with any living organism

b)

they are inactive outside a living organism

c)

they are made of tiny cells

d)

they can reproduce, but not without a host cell.

8.

What group of organisms is sometimes called a "stuff drawer" for items that don't seem to belong anywhere else?

a)

the domain Archaea

b)

the kingdom Bacteria

c)

the kingdom Fungi

d)

the kingdom Protista

9.

Which of the following is an example of a multicellular protist?

a)

kelp

b)

zooflagellate

c)

plasmodial slime mould

d)

Plasmodium

10.

Which of the following structures is NOT used by protists for movement?

a)

oral groove

b)

flagella

c)

clila

d)

pseudopodia

11.

Which term describes asexual reproduction in bacteria?

a)

transduction

b)

conjugation

c)

transformation

d)

binary fission

12.

Which of the following statements about viruses is incorrect?

a)

a virus infects a host cell and causes the cell to burst

b)

a virus takes over the host cell's biological processes and produces viral DNA and proteins.

c)

a virus may insert its DNA into the host cell's chromosome

d)

a virus combines with the host cell to form an endospore

13.

Which of the following describes a type of bacteria that obtains its carbon from carbon dioxide rather than organic molecules?

a)

photoautotrophs

b)

heterotrophs

c)

chemoheterotrophs

d)

photoheterotrophs