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Bacteria and Viruses

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is bigger- bacteria or viruses?

a)

bacteria

b)

viruses

c)

fungi

d)

algae

2.

True or false- viruses are living.

a)

true

b)

False

3.

What is the first step in both the lytic and the lysogenic cycle?

a)

Viruses attach to host cell

b)

DNAs combine

c)

Provirus exits from chromosome

d)

Cell lyses

4.

Bacterial cells reproduce through what process?

a)

mitosis

b)

meiosis

c)

Binary fission

d)

cellular respiration

5.

Does the lytic cycle destroy the cell?

a)

yes

b)

no

c)

yess

d)

no

6.

Which would be likely to have a polyhedral shape?

a)

bacteria

b)

viruses

c)

protists

d)

idk

7.

What is an example of a virus?

a)

COVID

b)

salmonella

c)

bacteria

d)

e.coli

8.

Bacteria in the human body is treated with what?

a)

antibiotics

b)

antifungal

c)

ibuprofen

d)

vaccines

9.

Fill in the blank... Viruses __ the host cell to copy viral DNA or RNA

a)

hijacks

b)

helps

c)

nicely asks

d)

uses

10.

A bacteriophage virus attacks what?

a)

bacterial cells

b)

not sure

c)

animals

d)

plants