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Science by Ms hala

Total questions: 119

Worksheet time: 4hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What part of a virus is the protein capsule that houses the genetic material (DNA/RNA)?
a)
tail
b)
nucleus
c)
capsid
d)
glycoprotein
2.
Which viral life cycle allows viral genetic material to lay dormant while the host cell reproduces?
a)
lytic
b)
mitosis
c)
lysogenic
d)
S phase
3.
Is a virus considered living or non-living?
a)
Living
b)
Non-Living
c)
Neither
4.
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
5.
What is a way to become immune to a disease without first having the disease?
a)
antibiotics
b)
Anti-retroviral drugs
c)
Vaccinations
d)
Exposure Therapies
6.
Which can be treated with antibiotics?
a)
Virus
b)
Bacteria
c)
Mutagen
d)
Parasite
7.
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
8.
True or False
The flu is caused by a virus.
a)
true
b)
false
9.
Antibiotics kill viruses
a)
True
b)
False
10.
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
11.
Viruses are cells. 
a)
True 
b)
False
12.
What part of the virus is number 1?
a)
Capsid
b)
DNA
c)
Surface Markers
d)
Envelope
13.
What part of the virus is number 2?
a)
Capsid
b)
DNA
c)
Surface Markers
d)
Envelope
14.
What part of the virus is number 3?
a)
Capsid
b)
DNA
c)
Surface Markers
d)
Envelope
15.
What is the purpose of surface marker on a virus
a)
As defense.
b)
They provide structural support.
c)
To allow the virus to move.
d)
To attach to the host cell.
16.
How does a virus cause a person to develop the common cold?
a)
invades the host cell to reproduce
b)
removes energy from the host cell
c)
produces toxins in the host cell
d)
protects the host cell from bacteria
17.
A virus can be classified by its type of
a)
mitochondria
b)
chromosomes
c)
nucleic acid
d)
carbohydrates
18.
What part of the phage is the DNA?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
19.
Antibiotics kill viruses
a)
True
b)
False
20.
True or False
The flu is caused by a virus.
a)
true
b)
false
21.
A(n) _____ is a virus that enters a bacterial cell.
a)
endospore
b)
decomposer
c)
plasmid
d)
bacteriophage
22.
When a virus invades a living cell, its _______
takes over the cell's functions.
a)
outer coat
b)
genetic material
c)
core
d)
cytoplasm
23.
What part of a virus is the protein capsule that houses the genetic material (DNA/RNA)?
a)
tail
b)
nucleus
c)
capsid
d)
glycoprotein
24.
Which type of replication allows viral genetic material to lay dormant while the host cell reproduces?
a)
active (lytic)
b)
mitosis
c)
hidden (lysogenic)
d)
cellular respiration
25.
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
26.
Which of these is a plant virus?
a)
tobacco mosaic virus
b)
bacteriophage
c)
influenza
d)
polio
27.
Which of these is an animal virus?
a)
Tobacco mosaic virus
b)
bacteriophage
c)
influenza
d)
Lyme disease
28.
Viruses are...
a)
prokaryotic
b)
eukaryotic
c)
non-living
d)
endospores
29.
Viruses 
a)
have many cells
b)
are misfolded proteins
c)
are a protein coat around genetic material
d)
endospores
30.
Viruses can reproduce on their own
a)
False
b)
True
c)
Sometimes
31.
Bacteria are prokaryotes which means they
a)
have a nucleus on their capsule
b)
do not contain a nucleus
c)
can live in environments with and without oxygen
32.
The outer covering of a bacteria cell is called the
a)
flagella
b)
cytoplasm
c)
cell wall 
33.
Name this bacteria shape
a)
coccus
b)
spirillum
c)
bacillus
34.
Name this bacteria shape
a)
coccus
b)
spirillum
c)
bacillus
35.
Name this bacteria shape
a)
bacillus
b)
coccus
c)
spirillum
36.
Name this bacteria shape
a)
coccus
b)
bacillus
c)
spirillum
37.
 Bacteria that help break down dead material in the environment are called 
a)
vaccines
b)
decomposers
c)
oats
38.
True or False: Some types of bacteria eat and clean up oil spills
a)
True
b)
False
39.
A disease causing organism
a)
pathogen
b)
poison
c)
vaccine
40.
Strep throat is caused by 
a)
bacteria
b)
virus
41.
The flu is caused by
a)
bacteria
b)
virus
42.
Bacteria are only found in dirty places
a)
True
b)
False
43.
Bacteria can only be spread through coughing
a)
False
b)
True
44.
Live bacteria are found in milk, cheese and yogurt
a)
True
b)
False
45.
The name of a bacteria can be described by its shape
a)
False
b)
True
46.
How do bacteria move?
a)
flagella
b)
cilia
c)
they don't
47.
Process that sterilizes bacteria so it is safe to eat
a)
pasteurization
b)
boiling
c)
juliette
48.
Special chemicals that some bacteria produce to stop other bacteria from growing or kill it
a)
pasteurization
b)
toxins
c)
vaccines
49.
Bacteria cells are exactly like animal cells
a)
True
b)
False
50.
If a bacterial shape is described as being "strepto" smart patients know  the bacteria is growing in a  
a)
clump
b)
cluster
c)
chain
51.
All bacteria are
a)
unicellular
b)
multicellular
c)
eukaryotic
52.
The whiplike tail on some bacteria that help them move
a)
Nucleoid
b)
Pili
c)
Flagella
d)
Cilia
53.
Which statement about bacteria is true?
a)
All bacteria are prokaryotes
b)
All bacteria are eukaryotes
c)
All bacteria are autotrophs
d)
All bacteria are heterotrophs
54.
Bacteria come in all of the following shapes EXCEPT which?
a)
spiral
b)
rod-like
c)
rectangular
d)
spherical
55.
Which statement about bacteria is true?
a)
Bacteria help you breath
b)
Bacteria help you digest your food
c)
Bacteria help add carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
d)
All bacteria need sunlight to make food
56.
Bacteria cells share which of the following organelles in common with plant and animal cells?
a)
cell membrane, RER
b)
cell wall, mitochondria
c)
nucleus, ribosomes
d)
ribosomes, cytoplasm
57.
How does pasteurization make food safe to eat?
a)
It changes dangerous chemicals in the food into safer chemicals
b)
It encourages the growth of important gut-bacteria
c)
It heats the food enough to kill all bacteria
d)
It causes milk to sour and turn into butter
58.
Bacteria have a cell membrane
a)
True
b)
False
c)
Some do, some don't
d)
Only in certain temperature conditions
59.
Which of the following IS found in a bacteria cell?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Nucleoid
c)
Mitochondria
d)
RER
60.
Bacteria reproduce by...
a)
sexual reproduction only
b)
asexual reproduction only
c)
usually asexual, sometimes sexual reproduction
d)
a unique type of reproduction called endosporosis
61.
There are more bacteria in your mouth than there are...
a)
stars in the sky
b)
people on the earth
c)
birds in the sky
d)
fish in the sea
62.
Which type of protist is shown in the picture?
a)
euglena
b)
paramecium
c)
amoeba
d)
eukaryotic
63.
Which type of protist is shown in the picture?
a)
euglena
b)
paramecium
c)
amoeba
d)
prokaryotic
64.
Which type of protist is shown in the picture?
a)
euglena
b)
paramecium
c)
amoeba
d)
autotroph
65.
What is the name for an organism that can produce its own food?
a)
heterotroph
b)
autotroph
c)
amoeba
d)
eukaryotic
66.
What is the name of an organism that cannot produce its own food and must get it from another source?
a)
prokaryotic
b)
eukaryotic
c)
autotroph
d)
heterotroph
67.
Which of the following is true ALL organisms in the protist kingdom?
a)
They are multicellular
b)
They live in moist environments
c)
They move using cilia
d)
They move using flagella
68.
What is the name of the structure shown in the model?
a)
cilia
b)
flagella
c)
amoeba
d)
pseudopod 
69.
Which of the following is NOT a function of the cilia?
a)
to sweep food into the paramecium's "mouth"
b)
to allow the paramecium to move
c)
to secrete poison to kill predators
d)
to trap food
70.
Which of the following is the best model for cilia?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
71.
Which protist has an oral groove and a gullet? 
a)
Paramecium 
b)
Volvox
c)
Amoeba 
d)
Euglena 
72.
Which protist has an eyespot?
a)
Amoeba
b)
Volvox
c)
Euglena 
d)
Paramecium 
73.
Fine hairs that allow protist to move is called what? 
a)
Pseudopods 
b)
Euglena 
c)
Flagella 
d)
Cilia 
74.
Which protists are autotrophic? 
a)
Euglena and Volvox
b)
Amoeba and Euglena 
c)
Volvox and Amoeba 
d)
Paramecium Only 
75.
Which protists are heterotrophic?
a)
Amoeba and Volvox
b)
Euglena and Paramecium 
c)
Paramecium and Ameoba
d)
Euglena and Volvox
76.
Many protists, particularly flagellates, use a _________ to regulate how much water they have in their cell.
a)
contractile vacuole
b)
food vacuole
c)
gullet
d)
mitochondria
77.
long and thin , tail-like appendage used by cell for movement
a)
Cilia
b)
Pseudopodia
c)
Flagella
78.
thin hair-like projections on the cell-membrane of a cell used for movement
a)
Cilia
b)
Pseudopodia
c)
Flagella
79.
What organism uses the pseudopod for both movement and capturing its food?
a)
amoeba
b)
paramecium
c)
volvox
d)
pretzel mold
80.
What does it mean when a protist is autotrophic?
a)
It can make its own food through photosynthesis.
b)
It depends on other organisms for food.
c)
It must absorb other organisms for energy.
d)
It is a predator and hunts other organisms for food
81.
 What amoeba structure is a finger-like projection of the cell membrane used for movement and obtaining food?
a)
Cilia
b)
Pseudopod
c)
Flagella
d)
Hair-like
82.

How does an amoeba move?

a)

It uses cilia.

b)

It uses a flagellum.

c)

It uses pseudopods.

d)

It cannot move.

83.
The word "pseudopodia" means
a)
small cell
b)
fake eye
c)
false foot
d)
first animal
84.
Identify the organism pictured.
a)
Amoeba
b)
Paramecium
c)
Euglena
d)
Plasmodium
85.

Which organelle functions to remove excess water in many protists?

a)

micronucleus

b)

contractile vacuole

c)

food vacuole

d)

oral groove

86.

What is chemotaxis?

a)

An organism's negative or positive response to a chemical

b)

An organism's positive or negative response to light

c)

An organism's positive response to a liquid

d)

A type of toxic chemical

87.

The long, whip-like structure which helps some protists move is called the ______________.

a)

cilia

b)

flagellum

c)

tail

d)

pseudopod

88.
Protist?
a)
Euglena
b)
Paramecium
c)
Amoeba
d)
Volvox
89.
Protist?
a)
Euglena
b)
Paramecium
c)
Amoeba
d)
Stentor
90.
What type of protists exhibit positive phototaxis?
a)
autotrophic
b)
heterotrophic
c)
decomposers
d)
parasites
91.
Which is an example of a disease caused by fungi
a)
Diphtheria
b)
The Common Cold
c)
Strep Throat
d)
Athlete's Foot
92.
What do fungi use to reproduce?
a)
Hyphae
b)
Branches
c)
Spores
d)
They split apart
93.
Fungi produce spores in
a)
Hyphae
b)
Orange peels
c)
Fruiting bodies
d)
Sigotrophs
94.
Fungi can ONLY reproduce asexually
a)
True
b)
Fales
95.
Most fungi are eukaryotes.
a)
True
b)
Fales
96.
Most fungi are heterotrophs.
a)
True
b)
Fales
97.
Fungi are decomposers
a)
True
b)
False
98.
The best environment for fungi is...
a)
Cool and damp
b)
Warm and dry
c)
Cool and dry
d)
Warm and moist
99.
What is a Hyphae?
a)
Part of a fungi where spores are made
b)
Part of a fungi used for reproduction
c)
Part of a fungi used for obtaining food
d)
Part of a fungi used for movement
100.
What are some examples of food made by fungi
a)
Bread
b)
Cheese
c)
Mushrooms
d)
All of the above
101.

What is an example of fungi?

a)

Algae

b)

Mold

c)

Euglena

d)

Bacteria

102.

What is an example of a decomposer?

a)

a squirrel

b)

a fox

c)

a mushroom

d)

a hawk

103.

Organisms from which kingdom are most likely to chemically digest their food outside their bodies?

a)

Fungus

b)

Plant

c)

Protists

d)

Animal

104.

Which of the following is a common trait to all members of the six kingdoms: Eubacteria, Archaebacteria, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia?

a)

Presence of a cell wall

b)

Capable of sexual reproduction

c)

Presence of genetic material

d)

Presence of a nucleus

105.

What characteristic do most adult fungi and plants share?

a)

They are both producers

b)

They both have cells with cell walls

c)

They reproduce through binary fission

d)

They both have multiple nuclei in each cell

106.

Fungi are like animals because they -

a)

have cell walls

b)

contain chitin

c)

are heterotrophic

d)

have filamentous bodies

107.

Fungi are like insects because they both -

a)

have cell walls

b)

contain chitin

c)

are autotrophic

d)

have filamentous bodies

108.

How are Fungi classified?

a)

How they get their energy

b)

How they reproduce

c)

Their sizes

d)

How they move

109.

Fungi and bacteria share which of the following similiarities?

a)

Members of both groups have cell walls made of chitin

b)

Members of both groups are decomposers

c)

Members of both groups are capable of photosynthesis

d)

Members of both groups are classified as eukaryotes

110.

Fungi, such as mushrooms and molds, get their nutrition primarily by -

a)

parasitic relationships with plants

b)

producing food by chemosynthesis

c)

preying on other organisms

d)

decomposing dead organic matter

111.

Which characteristic do most adult fungi and plants share?

a)

They both are producers

b)

The both have cells with cell walls

c)

They both reproduce through binary fission

d)

They both have multiple nuclei in each cell

112.

A plant placed in a windowsill will turn its leaves toward the Sun. This is an example of -

a)

development

b)

metabolism

c)

reproduction

d)

responding to a stimulus

113.

True or false: Fungi are prokaryotic.

a)

True

b)

False

114.

Where can fungi be found?

a)

Only in Africa

b)

In western regions.

c)

Everywhere

d)

Only in the U.S.A

115.

True or False: Fungi have more identified species than animals.

a)

True

b)

False

116.

What makes fungi different from plants?

a)

Their chloroplasts are located on the cap rather than the leaves.

b)

Their cell walls are made of chitin rather than cellulose.

c)

Fungi can only live in moist places while plants can live anywhere.

117.

How do fungi produce?

a)

Fruits

b)

Pollen

c)

Seeds

d)

Spores

118.

What can fungi be used for?

a)

Food

b)

Medicine

c)

Decomposition

d)

All of the Above

119.

True or False: There are only 2 catagories of fungi.

a)

True

b)

False

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