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Bacteria and Viruses

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following do scientists generally accept as being alive?

a)

viruses

b)

bacteria

c)

both

d)

ribosomes

2.

If a person is ill with a bacterial infection, what kind of medicine should they take?

a)

antibiotics

b)

antivirus

c)

They cannot take anything; they simply must wait out the illness.

d)

cold and flu medicine

3.

Which is smaller: bacteria or viruses?

a)

bacteria

b)

viruses

c)

cells

4.

Which reproduces by using a host?

a)

bacteria

b)

viruses

c)

cells

5.

How do bacteria reproduce?

a)

by using a host

b)

binary fission

c)

binary fusion

d)

budding

6.

Match the numbers on the illustration with the parts of the bacteria cell. # 1

a)

pilus

b)

DNA

c)

flagella

d)

cell wall

7.

Match the numbers on the illustration with the parts of the bacteria cell. # 2

a)

pilus

b)

fagella

c)

ribosomes

d)

cell wall

8.

Match the numbers on the illustration with the parts of the bacteria cell. # 3

a)

ribosomes

b)

fagella

c)

cell membrane

d)

DNA

9.

Match the numbers on the illustration with the parts of the bacteria cell. # 4

a)

Cell wall

b)

ribosomes

c)

capsule

d)

cell membrane

10.

Match the numbers on the illustration with the parts of the bacteria cell. # 5

a)

DNA

b)

cell membrane

c)

cell wall

d)

ribosomes

11.

Match the numbers on the illustration with the parts of the bacteria cell. # 6

a)

cell membrane

b)

ribosomes

c)

cell wall

d)

pilus

12.

Match the letters on the illustration with the parts of the virus. A.

a)

tail fiber

b)

head

c)

neck

d)

sheath

13.

Match the letters on the illustration with the parts of the virus. B.

a)

head

b)

sheath

c)

base plate

d)

neck

14.

Match the letters on the illustration with the parts of the virus. C.

a)

neck

b)

collar

c)

sheath

d)

head

15.

Match the letters on the illustration with the parts of the virus. D.

a)

head

b)

neck

c)

base plate

d)

sheath

16.

Match the letters on the illustration with the parts of the virus. E.

a)

neck

b)

head

c)

tail fiber

d)

DNA

17.

Match the letters on the illustration with the parts of the virus. F

a)

base plate

b)

sheath

c)

collar

d)

tail fibers

18.

Match the letters on the illustration with the parts of the virus. G.

a)

head

b)

fibers

c)

DNA

d)

sheath

19.

Archaea include____________________.

a)

gram-positive, gram-negative and wall-less bacteria

b)

methanogens, halophiles, and thermoacidphiles

c)

mutualistic, parasitic and commensalistic bacteria

d)

obligate and facultative

20.

Define the term pathogen:

a)

A micro-organism that lives with another organism

b)

A micro-organism that lives and feeds on dead material

c)

A micro-organism that can cause disease

d)

A micro-organism that cannot cause disease

21.

Bacteria occur in which basic shape(s)?

a)

rod

b)

spherical

c)

spiral

d)

all of the above

22.

An antibiotic is a drug that selectively kills _________.

a)

viruses

b)

bacteria

c)

fungi

d)

all of the above

23.

Which is true about vaccines?

a)

Vaccines will help you if you are vaccinated AFTER you are already sick with a viral infection.

b)

Vaccines help to prevent bacterial infections.

c)

Vaccines are a small amount of a weakened version of a virus.

d)

vaccines are only effective on flu viruses

24.

Bacteria can be...

a)

harmful

b)

beneficial

c)

both

d)

neither

25.

What structure helps the bacteria move?

a)

pilus

b)

flagella

c)

capsule

d)

plasmid

26.

What type of bacteria can cause strep throat?

a)

botulism

b)

streptococcus

c)

salmonella

d)

archea

27.

What type of food can be made by bacteria?

a)

yogurt/cheese

b)

bread

c)

pretzles

d)

pepperoni / preserved meats

28.

Which of the following is NOT a list of diseases caused by a virus?

a)

influenza (flu), polio, hepatitis

b)

cholera, botulism, tetanus

c)

measles, mumps, HIV

d)

rabies, smallpox, shingles

29.

Cold medicine is used to "kill" a

a)

flu virus

b)

a bacterial virus

c)

cold virus

d)

none, the cold medicine only treats the symptoms

30.

Viruses are considered non living because?

a)

They don't eat

b)

They don't breath

c)

They need a host to reproduce

d)

all of the above

31.

First stage of the viral lytic cycle

a)

injection

b)

replication

c)

attachment

d)

lysis

32.

Last stage of the lytic cycle

a)

integration

b)

lysis

c)

replication

d)

injection

33.

What are the oldest life forms on earth?

a)

eubacteria

b)

Archaebacteria

c)

streptococcus

d)

salmonella

34.

What structure helps the bacteria stick to surfaces?

a)

fagella

b)

ribosomes

c)

pilli

d)

cell membrane

35.

What kingdom do the most common bacteria belong to?

a)

Archea

b)

Eukaryotes

c)

Eubacteria

d)

ribosomes