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Bacteria and Viruses

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are living microscopic prokaryotes that live almost everywhere, including inside your body.

a)

virus

b)

atoms

c)

bacteria

d)

electrons

2.

A typical bacterial cell consists of 3 parts. which of these is NOT one of them?

a)

cytoplasm

b)

mitochondria

c)

DNA

d)

cell wall

3.

Bacteria come in 3 shapes. Which of these is NOT one of them?

a)

triangular

b)

rod

c)

round

d)

spiral

4.

Long whip-like structures that bacterial cells use for movement are called _______________.called flagella.

a)

propellers

b)

flagella

c)

rotors

d)

tails

5.

Bacteria reproduce asexually by a process called ________________.

a)

fusion

b)

sexual reproduction

c)

mating

d)

fission

6.

What forms when a bacteria builds a thick internal wall around its chromosome and part of the cytoplasm?

a)

cell wall

b)

virus

c)

endospore

d)

chloroplast

7.

Bacteria can be beneficial to organisms during what two organic processes?

a)

digestion and breathing

b)

decomposition and photosynthesis

c)

photosynthesis and cellular respiration

d)

decomposition and digestion

8.

Is influenza a virus or bacteria?

a)

virus

b)

bacteria

9.

What percentage of our atmosphere consists of Nitrogen gas?

a)

31%

b)

52%

c)

78%

d)

98%

10.

Certain plants have root nodules which contain bacteria that transforms the nitrogen gas into a usable form. This is called ________________.

a)

nitrogen fixation

b)

photosynthesis

c)

cellular respiration

d)

evaporation

11.

Some bacteria clean up environmental pollution. This is called _______________.

a)

digestion

b)

decomposition

c)

bioremediation

d)

green energy

12.

Harmful bacteria are known as _______________.

a)

carcinogens

b)

pathogens

c)

viruses

d)

fungi

13.

Some bacteria can causes sickness. Which of these is not a bacterial disease? are streptococcus, botulinum , and e-coli.

a)

Covid-19

b)

streptococcus

c)

botulinium

d)

e-coli

14.

Is Tuberculosis a bacterial disease or viral disease?

a)

viral

b)

bacterial

15.

Medications that stop the growth and reproduction of bacteria are called ________________.

a)

vaccines

b)

anti-depressants

c)

ibuprophren

d)

antibiotics

16.

The process of heating food to a temperature that kills most bacteria is called _______________.

a)

pasteurization

b)

boiling

c)

scorching

d)

photosynthesis

17.

Is anthrax a virus or bacteria?

a)

virus

b)

bacteria

18.

Which of these is NOT a virus?

a)

Covid-19

b)

Streptococcus

c)

HIV

d)

Ebola

19.

Which of these is living?

a)

bacteria

b)

viruses

c)

bacteria and viruses

d)

neither bacteria nor viruses

20.

A tiny, nonliving particle that invades and then multiplies inside a living cell is called a/an ______________.

a)

atom

b)

bacterium

c)

virus

d)

ribosome

21.

Is Hepatitis- B a virus or a bacteria?

a)

virus

b)

bacteria

22.

The only way a virus is like a living thing is:

a)

they can sing

b)

they multiply

c)

they can breathe

d)

they perform photosynthesis

23.

A living thing that provides a source of energy for the virus.

a)

chloroplast

b)

mitochondria

c)

parasite

d)

host

24.

Viruses have two basic parts, what are they?a protein coat that protects the virus and an inner core made of genetic material.

a)

ribosomes and mitochondria

b)

nucleus and vacuole

c)

protein coat and genetic material

d)

chloroplasts and mitochondria

25.

Substances that stimulate a person's immune system to produce immunity to a specific viral disease, which protects that person from that disease are called _________________.

a)

antibiotics

b)

vaccines

c)

anti-depressants

d)

anti-diarrheals

26.

Is Rabies a virus or a bacteria?

a)

virus

b)

bacteria