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Viruses

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The single deadliest entity on Earth is the ______________.

a)

bacteria

b)

bacteriophage

c)

antibiotic

2.

The head of the bacteriophage sits on a long ____________.

a)

DNA

b)

tail fibers

c)

tail

3.

There are more bacteriophages on Earth than any other organism combined

a)

True

b)

False

4.

A vaccine triggers your body to produce _____________ which help fight infections.

a)

antibiotics

b)

antibodies

c)

antigens

5.

Antibiotics only work against what organisms ?

a)

viruses

b)

bacteria

c)

prions

6.

What disease was brought to the New World and killed over 3,000,000 Aztecs?

a)

smallpox

b)

influenza

c)

staph infection

7.

Viruses can affect which types of organisms? SELECT ALL

a)

plants

b)

animals

c)

bacteria

d)

bricks

8.

Influenza is caused by a ___________________.

a)

virus

b)

bacteria

c)

prion

9.

When a virus enters a cell and it immediately makes copies of itself this is called _______________________________.

a)

remediation

b)

replica

c)

replication

10.

If a virus only passes its genetic material to the cell without making copies of itself this means the virus is _____________.

a)

active

b)

latent

c)

sleeping

11.

As a virus changes over time, it can affect different systems within the organism. This change of the virus is called a _______________.

a)

mutation

b)

melanin

c)

metaphysics

12.

___________________________ develops when a mother passes antibodies to her unborn baby.

a)

natural immunity

b)

codependency

c)

natural selection

13.

______________________________ doses of the flu vaccine in the United States has been given (October 2019).

a)

16 Million

b)

6 Million

c)

116 Million

14.

The organization in the United States that tracks diseases and vaccinations is called the

a)

CFC -- Combined Federal Campaign

b)

CDC -- Center for Disease Control and Prevention

c)

NACDP -- National Association for Control of Disease & Prevention

15.

Up to what percentage (%) of bacteria are killed by bacteriophages every day.

a)

40%

b)

35%

c)

43%