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virus

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Reasons that viruses are considered to be nonliving is because
a)
They are not cellular
b)
They cannot reproduce on their own
c)
They cannot make proteins
d)
all of the above
2.
What do viruses need to reproduce?
a)
they need genetic material
b)
They need a host cell
c)
They need  bacteria
d)
They need insulin
3.
A(n) _____ is a virus that enters a bacterial cell.
a)
endospore
b)
decomposer
c)
plasmid
d)
bacteriophage
4.
When a virus invades a living cell, its _______
takes over the cell's functions.
a)
outer coat
b)
genetic material
c)
core
d)
cytoplasm
5.
What provides direct energy for the virus?
a)
food
b)
its host
c)
the sun
d)
a parasite
6.
Viruses are cells. 
a)
True 
b)
False
7.
Which of the following occurs after a virus attaches to a host cell in the viral reproduction process?
a)
The host cell dies
b)
The virus dies
c)
The virus inserts its genetic information into the host cell
d)
copies of the virus are immediately released from the host
8.

Viruses are considered

a)

living things

b)

non-living things

c)

partially living things

9.

Viruses are shaped like

a)

spheres

b)

cubes

c)

a diamond shape with tail fibres

d)

all of these

10.

A virus's genetic material is surrounded by

a)

a protein capsid

b)

DNA

c)

a tail fiber

d)

nothing