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Bacteria vs. Viruses

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is an example of a sickness caused by a virus?

a)

streph throat

b)

common cold

c)

pneumonia

2.

True or false: viruses are living

a)

True

b)

False

3.

viruses require a host to function because

a)

They can not reproduce on their own

b)

it makes it more fun

c)

they do not work as well as bacteria

4.

What is a pathogen? multiselect

a)

Something that makes you sick or cause disease

b)

only a virus

c)

only a bacteria

d)

both bacteria and viruses

5.

How do bacteria reproduce?

a)

asexual reproduction

b)

by using a hot to facilitate

6.

when viruses reproduce, what is the FIRST thing that they have to do?

a)

find other viruses to mate with

b)

copy its dna

c)

divide into two

d)

attach to a host cell

7.

How long does it typically take for one bacteria to divide and become two?

a)

10 mintues

b)

20 minutes

c)

30 minutes

d)

20 seconds

8.

Which of the following has a reproduction that can be referred to as "exponential growth?

a)

bacteria

b)

viruses

9.

are all bacteria pathogens?

a)

yes

b)

no

10.

are all viruses pathogens?

a)

yes

b)

no

11.

can viruses evolove?

a)

yes

b)

no

12.

can bacteria evolve?

a)

yes

b)

no

13.

Do all viruses go through the lytic cycle?

a)

yes

b)

no

14.

when a host cell lyses, at the end of the lytic cycle, what happens to the viruses?

a)

They die

b)

they can finally reproduce

c)

they escape and go find new hosts to infect

15.

What happens to a host cell after it lyses?

a)

it repairs itself

b)

it dies

c)

it gets infected again

16.

how can bacterial infections be treated?

a)

antivirals

b)

antibiotics

c)

mucinex