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Bacteria and Viruses

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Bacteria is what type of cell?
a)
prokaryote
b)
eukaryote
2.
Prokaryotes are unlike all other organisms in that their cells 
a)
do not have a nucleus
b)
have organelles
c)
have cell walls
3.
All bacteria are harmful to humans
a)
True
b)
False
4.
What is the function of the ribosome?
a)
Movement
b)
Protein production
c)
Contains genetic material
d)
Necessary for reproduction
5.
Bacteria are...
a)
producers
b)
consumers
c)
decomposers
d)
all of these are correct
6.

When conditions get unfavorable, bacteria form an____________.

a)

dna

b)

nucleus

c)

endospore

d)

antibiotic

7.
Which of the following is not a bacterial shape?
a)
bacilli
b)
spirilla
c)
spacecraft
d)
cocci
8.
The bacteria pictured here is 
a)
Spirilla
b)
Staphylococcus
c)
Streptococcus
d)
Baccilli
9.
This bacteria is 
a)
Baccilus
b)
Cocci
c)
Staphylococcus 
d)
Spirilla
10.
Name this bacteria shape
a)
coccus
b)
bacillus
c)
spirillum
11.
Viruses are...
a)
prokaryotic
b)
eukaryotic
c)
non-living
d)
endospores
12.
Archeabacteria...
a)
are eukaryotic
b)
live in extreme environments
c)
are non-living
d)
live in the soil
13.
Viruses...
a)
use a host to reproduce
b)
breath oxygen
c)
grow
d)
eat food
14.
What is the best way to prevent the spread of all diseases?
a)
vaccines
b)
antibiotics
c)
cover your mouth when coughing
d)
wash you hands
15.
Spherical shaped bacteria are called...
a)
cocci
b)
bacilli
c)
spirilla
d)
rod
16.
Bacteria are used to make which of the following foods?
a)
yogurt
b)
bread
c)
pickles
d)
all of these are correct
17.
Why do you need to get a flu shot every year?
a)
the flu virus mutates from year to year
b)
your immune system doesn't keep immunity for more than a year
c)
viruses mutate faster every year
d)
vaccines get stronger each year
18.
Name the three cell shapes of prokaryotes
a)
rod, circle spiral
b)
cocci, bacilli, spirilli
c)
crystal, tube, spaghetti
19.

Bacteria reproduce asexually by

a)

mitosis

b)

meiosis

c)

binary fission

d)

photosynthesis

20.
Bacteria are unicellular
a)
True
b)
False
21.

Some bacteria move by using a long, whip-like structures called:

a)

tails

b)

cillia

c)

organs

d)

flagella

22.

conjugation is ........................................

a)

away of reproduction

b)

sexual reproduction

c)

sharing genetic materials

d)

cell devision