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Unit 1.3 Virus and Bacteria Ending Exam

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 2hrs 17mins

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.
A(n) _____ is a virus that enters a bacterial cell.
a)
endospore
b)
decomposer
c)
plasmid
d)
bacteriophage
3.
When a virus invades a living cell, its _______
takes over the cell's functions.
a)
outer coat
b)
genetic material
c)
core
d)
cytoplasm
4.
What provides direct energy for the virus?
a)
food
b)
its host
c)
the sun
d)
a parasite
5.
Antibiotics kill viruses
a)
True
b)
False
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.
How could you describe the size of a virus?
a)
Smaller than bacteria
b)
Larger than a parasite
c)
About the size of a dime
d)
Smaller than a proton
9.
Communicable diseases are
a)
not contagious
b)
conditions that people are born with
c)
passed from one person to another
d)
caused through hereditary factors
10.
What was used to make the smallpox vaccine?
a)
Cowpox
b)
Chickenpox
c)
Penicillin
d)
Bacteria from soil
11.
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
12.
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
13.
The smallest and simpliest forms of life are called
a)
bacteria
b)
virus
c)
fungi
d)
protozoa
14.
Anything living or nonliving that can cause a disease is known as a?
a)
Antibiotic
b)
Foe
c)
Pathogen
15.

What is an illness caused by a virus, protist, fungi, or bacteria called?

a)

Gluteus maximus

b)

Pathogen

c)

sickle cell anemia

d)

Disease

16.
A substance that is used to PREVENT viral diseases is called?
a)
Vaccine
b)
Neosporin
c)
Hydrogen Peroxide
17.
A very small organisms that can only be seen with a microscope?
a)
Sand
b)
Penguin
c)
Microorganism
18.
A nonliving disease causing particle that contains DNA or RNA
a)
Fungi
b)
Virus
c)
Bacteria
19.
What does a VIRUS need to replicate?
a)
Host Cell
b)
Pathogen
c)
Computer
20.
Which of the following diseases is NOT caused by a VIRUS?
a)
Measles
b)
Polio
c)
Chicken Pox
d)
Strep throat
21.
One of the reasons that viruses are nonliving is that they...
a)
Cannot reproduce by themselves
b)
Have no DNA or RNA
c)
overproduce too quickley to be attacked
22.
A substance that blocks the production of bacteria or treats bacterial infections is called?
a)
Asprin
b)
Antibiotic
c)
Band-Aid
23.
Unicellular, Prokaryotic organism is known as a?
a)
Virus
b)
Bacteria
c)
Fungi
24.
Bacteria reproduce through the process of?
a)
Host cells
b)
regeneration
c)
Binary fission
25.
Which of the following only applies to viruses?
a)
Living
b)
Requires a host cell to replicate
c)
can be treated with antibiotics
26.
Which of the followig only applies to Bacteria
a)
Nonliving
b)
Requires Host cell to replicate
c)
Eukaryotic
d)
Unicellular
27.
Which Fungus is used to make antibiotics?
a)
Yeast
b)
Penicillium
c)
Mushrooms
28.
Which Disease is NOT caused by a fungus?
a)
Small Pox
b)
Dutch Elm Disease
c)
Ringworm
d)
Athletes Foot
29.

Which IS a LIVING organism?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Virus

30.

Contains GENETIC MATERIAL- DNA/RNA

a)

Bacteria

b)

Virus

c)

Both bacteria & virus

d)

Neither bacteria nor virus

31.

Made of a prokaryotic cell

a)

Bacteria

b)

Virus

32.

Can be preVented with a Vaccine

a)

Bacteria

b)

Virus

33.

Needs a HOST to reproduce and spread in

a)

Bacteria

b)

Virus

34.

Reproduces by splitting itself into two

a)

Bacteria

b)

Virus

35.

Can be TREATED with ANTIBIOTICS

a)

Bacteria

b)

Virus

36.

Small, can be seen with a microscope

a)

Bacteria

b)

Virus

37.

Can infect organisms

a)

Bacteria

b)

Virus

c)

Both bacteria & virus

d)

Neither bacteria nor virus

38.

Which is NOT made of cells and doesn't have a cell structure?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Virus

39.

(click all that apply) What are shapes of viruses that we have talked about

a)

Helical

b)

Polyhedral

c)

Enveloped

d)

bacteriophage

e)

Capisd

40.

When a virus attaches to a host, what does it inject into the host

a)

protein coat

b)

Capsid

c)

DNA/ RNA

d)

Envelope

41.
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.
42.
What is one way that a lysogenic infection differs from a lytic infection?
a)
A lysogenic virus does not act on bacteria as a lytic virus does.
b)
A lysogenic virus can remain in the host DNA for a longer period without becoming active.
c)
A lysogenic virus contains RNA instead of DNA.
d)
A lysogenic virus directs the production of new viruses right away.
43.
Viruses are exceptions to the cell theory, but they have some characteristics of living things. What is one of these characteristics?
a)
they contain chlorophyll
b)
they reproduce by mitosis
c)
they contain genetic material
d)
they are made up of many specialized cells
44.

Which viral cycle takes the longest to show symptoms?

a)

Lysogenic

b)

Lytic

45.

What is the first step to both viral cycles?

a)

The virus attaches to a host

b)

the virus injects genetic material

c)

the host gets sick

d)

the cell is destroyed

46.

If Andy is feeling symptoms from a virus that he contracted, the virus must be in the

a)

lytic cycle

b)

lysogenic cycle

c)

the capsid bursts

d)

the virus becomes dormant

47.

What happens in the lysogenic cycle?

a)

Virus goes in and leaves the host cell

b)

Virus quickly kills the host cell

c)

Virus injects the nucleic acid into the host cell, and the nucleic acid integrates into the host cell DNA and stays dormant for a long time

d)

Bacteria injects DNA into a host cell

48.
_______________ are classified by their shape.
a)
Bacteria
b)
Flagella
c)
Protists
d)
Paramecium
49.
Bacteria have a nucleus.
a)
True
b)
False
50.
Landon views a specimen under the microscope and notices that it has no nucleus.  What must he be looking at?
a)
Animal Cell
b)
Plant Cell
c)
Bacteria
d)
Protist
51.
99% of all bacteria are harmful.
a)
True
b)
False
52.
Which of the following are examples of ways that bacteria can help us?
a)
Clean up oil spills 
b)
Digest food
c)
User for medicine and vaccines
d)
All of the above
53.

Bacteria is...

a)

Unicellular

b)

Multicellular

54.

What process is the image showing?

a)

Bacterial reproduction

b)

Binary Fission

c)

Division of the bacteria

d)

All of the above

55.

Which food contains lots of live cultures of bacteria?

a)

Apples

b)

Chimichangas

c)

Yogurt

d)

Pizza

56.

What parts do ALL bacteria have?

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Ring of DNA

e)

Cell Wall

57.
The whiplike tail on some bacteria that help them move
a)
Nucleoid
b)
Pili
c)
Flagella
d)
Cilia
58.
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
59.
Bacteria have a cell membrane
a)
True
b)
False
c)
Some do, some don't
d)
Only in certain temperature conditions
60.
_______ Is any condition that interferes with the proper functioning of the body or mind
a)
disease
b)
infection
c)
pathogen
61.
________ is a disease that can be passed to a person from another person, animal or object.
a)
Non-communicable disase
b)
Communicable Disease
c)
Pathogens
62.
Viruses are the smallest disease-causing organisms.  Fact or Fiction
a)
Fact
b)
Fiction
63.
A doctor would most likely prescribe an antibiotic to treat what type of pathogen?
a)
Fungi
b)
Helminth
c)
Virus
d)
Bacteria
64.
The __________ period is how long the disease can spread from one person to another.
a)
Sickness
b)
Bed rest
c)
Contagious
65.
Washing your hands is the _________ effective strategy for preventing the spread of disease?
a)
least
b)
most
66.
What pathogen causes influenza (the Flu)
a)
Bacteria
b)
Virus
c)
Protozoa
d)
Fungi
67.
Strep throat is caused by:
a)
Virus
b)
fungi
c)
Bacteria
d)
Protozoa
68.

Select the example of an antibiotic.

a)

vaccine

b)

pathogen

c)

penicillin

d)

antibody

69.

The head of the bacteriophage sits on a long ____________.

a)

DNA

b)

tail fibers

c)

tail

70.
The top arrow is pointing to...
a)
Capsid
b)
Cell Wall
c)
DNA
d)
Flagellum
71.

How do bacteriophage replicate?

a)

Through mitosis

b)

Through Meiosis

c)

They do not replicate

d)

By injecting its own DNA into a bacteria

72.

A biological agent that consists of nucleic acid and a protein coat. It is not a cell, nor is it considered alive

a)

Virus

b)

Bacteria

c)

Fungi

d)

Protista

73.

A virus that attacks bacteria cells

a)

Capsid

b)

Influenza

c)

HIV

d)

Bacteriophage

74.

Layers of membrane surrounding the genetic material inside of a cell

a)

Endospore

b)

Free spore

75.

Bacterial spores are resistant to damage by which of the following?

a)

Heat

b)

Freezing

c)

Radiation

d)

Chemicals and stains

e)

All answers are correct

76.

When all forms of microbial life have been removed or destroyed, it is ______

a)

disinfected

b)

sterilized

c)

neutralized

d)

pasteurized

77.

Milk and other beverages undergo a mild heating process to destroy a particular spoilage or disease-causing organism. this is known as

a)

sterilization

b)

pasteurization

c)

decontamination

d)

degerming

78.
Louis Pasteur invented the process of heating milk to destroy harmful bacteria which is called what?
a)
Homogenization
b)
UHT
c)
Freezing
d)
Pasteurization
79.

The year in which the second wave of the pandemic started

a)

1928

b)

1918

c)

1919

d)

1920

80.

What were the symptoms of the flu like ?

a)

Warts all over the body

b)

Headache, sore throat, fever

c)

Red spots all over the body

d)

High fever and loose motion

81.

Most people with diabetes can feel their blood sugar getting high.

a)

True

b)

False

82.

What is the function of the cell membrane?

a)

To control what comes in and out of the cell

b)

To break down food inside the cell

c)

to serve as a barrier

d)

to eat the cells food

83.

What are the function and fun way of remembering what the cell wall does

a)

Rigid outer layer of a plant cell

b)

"Im a brick wall"

c)

Rigid outer layer of an animal cell

d)

" Im a clay wall"

84.

Which organelle is found inside the nucleus and produces ribosomes

a)

Nucleolus

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Lysosome

d)

Golgi Bodies

85.

What is a fun way to remember what lysosomes do?

a)

I clean things up!

b)

Make something sweet

c)

The control center

d)

Tin of information

86.

What is the function of the Vacuoles

a)

Store food, water and waste

b)

Receive proteins

c)

Assembles amino acids

d)

Found inside the nucleus

87.

Which cell contains Chloroplasts?

a)

Animal

b)

Plant

88.

The control center of cell is

a)

the nucleus

b)

ribosomes

c)

chromatin

89.

gives the cell ENERGY

a)

mitochondria

b)

vacuole

c)

cytoplasm

d)

ribosomes

90.

makes PROTEINS

a)

ribosomes

b)

endoplasmic reticulum

c)

cytoplasm

d)

mitochondria

91.
Is a virus alive?
a)
Yes
b)
Sure is
c)
Most Def'
d)
Naw, son...
92.
How many parts does a virus have?
a)
One
b)
None
c)
too many to count
d)
2
93.
What does a virus have on the outside?
a)
a protein coat
b)
a fur coat
c)
crispy skin
d)
membrane
94.
What does a virus have on the inside?
a)
DNA, but never RNA
b)
RNA but never DNA
c)
DNA or RNA
d)
neither DNA or RNA
95.
What is gene therapy?
a)
when the virus acts as a messenger to carry DNA to a diseased cell.
b)
When a gene talks about its youth.
c)
Who's Gene?
d)
none of the above.
96.
What is gene therapy?
a)
when the virus acts as a messenger to carry DNA to a diseased cell.
b)
When a gene talks about its youth.
c)
Who's Gene?
d)
none of the above.
97.
What are the parts of a virus?
a)
inner core and protein coat
b)
left and right ventricles
c)
inner and outer core
d)
none of the above
98.
What is a vaccine?
a)
a girl's name.
b)
something that helps the body fight viruses.
c)
a purple fruit from France.
d)
something completely different.
99.
A virus acts like a...
a)
leukocyte
b)
parasite
c)
parachute
d)
paramedic
100.
a virus is __________ a cell.
a)
bigger than
b)
smaller than
c)
the same size as
d)
another word for