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WorksheetsViruses
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
What are the three parts of a virus?
Capsid, Nucleic Acid, and projections to attach
RNA, mitochondria, and cell wall
Capsid, Nucleic Acid, and ribosomes
many organelles, cell membrane, and nucleus
What are the three parts of a virus?
A cover, DNA or RNA, and things on the outside to attach to the cell
RNA, mitochondria, and cell wall
a cover, RNA, and ribosomes
organelles, cell wall, and DNA
Are viruses alive?
Yes
No
Are viruses made of cells?
YES
NO
What do the projections on the outside of a virus do?
Attach to a cell
Push the cell farther away
Explode upon entry to the cell
for decoration
Can viruses reproduce on their own?
YES
NO
What does a virus need to reproduce?
a cell the create the viruses for it
mitochondria to support the virus
another virus for sexual reproduction
asexual reproduction to create clones
If you have a cold or the flu (influenza) when do your symptoms appear after infection?
Never
very quickly after infection
after a few years
after a few months
What does a LATENT virus mean?
You have the virus, but it isn't reproducing yet
You can never be sick again
You are immune
You will have bad symptoms everyday
What happens to the host cell when viruses are released?
It dies because viruses explode out of it
It develops imortality
It gets filled with spiders and the cell collapses
It becomes immune to the virus
How many viruses does it take to get you sick?
one
more than five
more than 100
more than 1,000
Do antibiotics cure viruses?
Yes
No
What do antibiotics kill?
Bacteria
Viruses
Fungi
Humans
Do vaccines CURE a disease you have?
Yes
No
What is a vaccine?
A dead or weak virus put into you. Your body identifies the virus as bad, destroys it, and then next time you get the virus your body kills it immediately
a government plot to kill you
medicine that kills the viruses
bacteria that kill the viruses
You got the chicken pox as a child. In highschool, your friend you hang out with has chicken pox. Will you get chicken pox again?
No, you are immune. Your body kills the virus so you don't get sick.
Yes, you can never be immune to chicken pox
No, the virus will fill your body until you explode
Yes, you are being cursed
HIV/AIDS is a virus that puts its DNA into your cells. Will you have bad symptoms immediately?
yes
no
Are all bacteria bad?
yes
no
Are bacteria always bad?
yes
no
When you take antibiotics, it kills the bad bacteria in your body. What else does it kill?
viruses in your body
good bacteria in your stomach
the proteins in your hair
bad protists in your body
Which of the following are killed with antibiotics? Select all that apply.
bacteria
fungi
viruses
protists
Which of the following is/are a virus?
Which of the following are ALIVE?
Which of the following are NOT alive?
Which of the following CANNOT obtain their own energy?
