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Disease Storyline

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 1hrs 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Prokaryotes do not have a nucleus. Which of the following is an example of a prokaryote?

a)

Virus

b)

Plant

c)

Bacteria

d)

Fungi

2.

T/F All bacteria are bad

a)

True

b)

False

3.
Scientists classify viruses as nonliving.
a)
True
b)
False
4.

Which of the following is true for both bacteria and viruses?

a)

both contain genetic material

b)

can be killed using antibiotics

c)

have a cell membrane

d)

have a protein coat

5.

Which statement is true about viruses?

a)

Viruses can eat and metabolize food.

b)

Viruses can reproduce only using a host cell.

c)

Viruses can reproduce on their own at any time.

d)

Viruses contain DNA, so they are alive.

6.
What helps prevent viral diseases?
a)
Vaccines
b)
Antibiotics
c)
Herbal tea
d)
Gene Therapy
7.

Are larger in size

a)

Viruses

b)

Bacteria

c)

Both viruses and bacteria

8.

Are single-cell organisms

a)

Viruses

b)

Bacteria

c)

Both viruses and bacteria

9.

Cause disease

a)

Viruses

b)

Bacteria

c)

Cancer

10.

May have flagella or pili

a)

Viruses

b)

Bacteria

c)

Both viruses and bacteria

11.

Are considered to be living organisms

a)

Viruses

b)

Bacteria

c)

Both viruses and bacteria

12.

Does not contain a nucleus or membrane-bound organelles

a)

Viruses

b)

Bacteria

c)

Both viruses and bacteria

13.
When a new viral infection appears in a population, scientists usually try to develop a vaccine against the virus. Which substances would most likely be contained in the new vaccine?
a)
live bacteria that ingest viruses
b)
white blood cells from an infected individual
c)
weakened viruses associated with the infection
d)
a variety of microbes that will attack the virus
14.
When antibiotics were first developed, most infectious diseases could be controlled by them. Today, certain bacteria are resistant to many antibiotics. One possible explanation for this change is that
a)
the antibiotics killed most of the bacteria that did not have a genetic variation for resistance
b)
the bacteria needed to change in order to produce more antibiotics
c)
some of the bacteria learned how to resist the antibiotics
d)
antibiotics have become weaker over the years
15.
Species of bacteria can evolve more quickly than species of mammals because bacteria have
a)
less competition
b)
more chromosomes
c)
lower mutation rates
d)
higher rates of reproduction
16.
To what would the phrase "is not a cell but has the ability to reproduce within a living cell" best describe?
a)
an alga
b)
a yeast
c)
a bacterium
d)
a virus
17.

A virus becomes active when it...

a)

is in the open air

b)

enters water

c)

enters a living cell

d)

wakes up in the morning

18.
If you go to a doctor and are prescribed antibiotics you probably have an illness cause by a 
a)
virus
b)
bacteria
c)
host cell
d)
macrophage
19.
How do viruses replicate?
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
20.
What provides direct energy for the virus?
a)
food
b)
its host
c)
the sun
d)
a parasite
21.
What part of the phage is the DNA?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
22.
A long, tail like structure that helps a bacterium to move is called a...
a)
cilia
b)
pili
c)
flagellum
d)
capsule
23.
All bacteria have DNA. 
a)
true
b)
false
24.

Bacteria undergo which type of reproduction?

a)

asexual (binary fission)

b)

sexual (meiosis)

25.

Undifferentiated cells that can become one or more specialized types of cell are called_________

a)

Stem Cells

b)

Somatic Cells

c)

Body Cells

d)

Zygotes

26.

Arrange the following levels of hierarchy from LARGEST to SMALLEST

a)

Organism, Organ, Tissue, Cell

b)

Cell, Tissue, Organ, Organism

c)

Organism, Cell, Tissue, Organ

d)

Tissue, Cell, Organ, Organism

27.

A continuous thread of DNA is called...

a)

Chromosome

b)

Chromatid

c)

Gene

d)

Nucleic Acid

28.

What is the end result of mitosis?

a)

2 identical body cells

b)

2 gametes

c)

2 zygotes

d)

2 different body cells

29.
Cancer tumors result from
a)
rapid cell division
b)
rapid DNA replication
c)
slow cell division
d)
long interphase
30.
a)
cell cycle
b)
mitosis
c)
cancer tumor
d)
DNA Replication
31.
a)
cell cycle
b)
mitosis
c)
cancer tumor
d)
DNA Replication
32.
a)
cell cycle
b)
mitosis
c)
cancer tumor
d)
DNA Replication
33.
a)
cell cycle
b)
mitosis
c)
cancer tumor
d)
DNA Replication
34.
Uncontrolled cell growth is called___.
a)
Mitosis
b)
DNA Replication
c)
Cancer
d)
Radiation
35.
Cancer is a consequence of the disruption of the cell cycle
a)
True
b)
False
36.

Apoptosis is

a)

the process of programmed cell death

b)

the process of programmed cell growth

c)

the process of programmed cell birth

d)

the process of programmed cell regulation

37.

Find your the letter your last name starts with. What word is next to the letter? This is your Escape Room unlock code.

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