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WorksheetsVirtual Biology Viruses and Cells Test
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 54mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How do viruses reproduce?
a)
They copy their own genetic material inside a protein coat.
b)
They kill a cell and reproduce inside it.
c)
They invade a living cell and use the cell's functions to replicate their genetic material.
d)
They do not reproduce because they are not technically living things.
2.
Which cell part is present in eukaryotic cells, but not in prokaryotic cells?
a)
cell membrane
b)
cell wall
c)
cytoplasm
d)
nucleus
3.
What part of a virus is the protein capsule that houses the genetic material (DNA/RNA)?
a)
tail
b)
nucleus
c)
capsid
d)
glycoprotein
4.
Is a virus considered living or non-living?
a)
Living
b)
Non-Living
c)
Neither
5.
What is the first step of the virus reproduction cycle?
a)
The viruses genetic material (DNA) starts to take over the functions of the cell
b)
The host cell bursts open, releasing the new viruses
c)
The virus injects its genetic material into the cell
d)
A virus attaches to the surface of a host cell
6.
What do viruses have in common with living cells? They both...
a)
store genetic information
b)
have chloroplasts
c)
use glucose for cellular respiration
d)
have endoplasmic reticulum
7.
True or False
COVID19 is caused by a virus.
a)
true
b)
false
8.
What is the structure labeled #1?
a)
Chloroplast
b)
Nucleus
c)
Cell Membrane
d)
Mitochondria
9.
Organisms with cells that have a nucleus are called . . .
a)
Archaea
b)
Bacteria
c)
Eukaryotes
d)
Prokaryotes
10.
Which list includes only structures that would be found in a prokaryotic cell?
a)
Cell wall, plasma membrane, mitochondria
b)
Central vacuole, cell wall, lysosome
c)
Cell wall, plasma membrane, cytoplasm
d)
Plasma membrane, nucleus, mitochondria
11.
What is something that prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells have in common?
a)
They have a nucleus.
b)
They are multi-cellular.
c)
They have DNA.
d)
They have organelles that are membrane-bound.
12.
How do human diseases caused by bacteria and diseases caused by viruses react to antibiotics?
a)
Neither responds to antibiotics.
b)
Both respond to antibiotics.
c)
Viral diseases respond to antibiotics; bacterial diseases do not.
d)
Bacterial diseases respond to antibiotics; viral diseases do not.
13.
In order to make hydrochloric acid, which is required in human digestion, ATP is used to move hydrogen ions from the blood to the stomach lining. This is an example of ___.
a)
Active Transport
b)
Passive Transport
c)
Osmotic Potential
d)
Facilitated Diffusion
14.
The diagram shows the semipermeable membrane of a cell and the concentration of solutions inside and outside the cell. Which of the following statements best describes how the molecules will move?
a)
Water molecules will move out of the cell
b)
Water molecules will move into the cell
c)
Solute molecules and water molecules will move out of the cell
d)
Solute molecules and water molecules will move into the cell
15.
Active transport does not require energy.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
In this image, the cell is using which type of molecular transport?
a)
Osmosis
b)
Diffusion
c)
Endocytosis
d)
Exocytosis
17.
A researcher is studying a particular disease-causing agent. The agent has a protein coat, but it lacks a nucleus, contains no other organelles, and can reproduce only when it is inside an animal cell. The researcher should classify the agent as which of the following?
a)
A bacterium
b)
A fungus
c)
A virus
d)
A protist
18.
Energy for most chemical reactions in cells is supplied by which of the following molecules?
a)
DNA
b)
ATP
c)
RNA
d)
Hemoglobin
19.
During diffusion
a)
substances (things) moves from high to low concentration
b)
water moves when energy is used
c)
large or oddly shaped molecules move across a cell membrane
d)
water moves from high to low concentration
20.
Ideally, your cells should be in a(n) _______ solution
a)
isotonic
b)
hypertonic
c)
hypotonic
d)
isometric
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