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BACTERIA ND VIRUS

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Bacteria are always harmful

a)

Agree

b)

Disagree

2.

Viruses are not cells

a)

Agree

b)

Disagree

3.

This microbe is a bacteria called ______.

a)

Coccus

b)

bacillus

c)

spirillum

4.

A common shape for bacteria is rod shaped, this is ____ which helps make yogurt.

a)

coccus

b)

bacillus

c)

spirillum

5.

A main difference between a bacteria and a protist is the lack of a ______ in the bacteria.

a)

speed

b)

cilia

c)

nucleus

6.

Substances pass in and out of a cell through the:

a)

cell membrane

b)

nuclear membrane

c)

mitochondria

d)

nucleus

7.

How many domains are used to group living things?

a)

One

b)

two

c)

three

d)

four

8.

How many cells do bacteria have?

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

more than 3

9.

rod-shaped bacteria

a)

cocci

b)

flagella

c)

spirilla

d)

bacilla

10.

long and spiral-shaped bacteria

a)

cocci

b)

flagella

c)

spirilla

d)

bacilla

11.

spherical bacteria

a)

cocci

b)

flagella

c)

spirilla

d)

bacilla

12.

hairlike parts that help bacteria move

a)

flagelle

b)

bacilli

c)

cocci

d)

spirilla

13.

Bacteria and archaea have one cell and no

a)

eukaryote

b)

nucleus

c)

prokaryote

d)

cell wall

14.

A single-celled organism with no nucleus is

a)

eukaryote

b)

nucleus

c)

prokaryote

d)

small

15.

A cell with a nucleus is a(n)

a)

eukaryote

b)

nucleus

c)

prokaryote

d)

living traits

16.

What process splits one single-celled organism into two single-celled organisms?

a)

binary fission

b)

binary fusion

c)

analog fission

d)

analog fusion

17.

What can protect bacteria from harsh conditions for even millions of years?

a)

endocoats

b)

protein coats

c)

endospores

d)

flagella

18.

bacteria that make their own food

a)

decomposers

b)

producers

c)

consumers

d)

cyanobacteria

19.

bacteria that get their food from dead organic matter

a)

decomposers

b)

producers

c)

consumers

d)

cyanobacteria

20.

What provides a source of energy and resources for a parasite or virus?

a)

hidden virus

b)

active virus

c)

host

d)

bacteriophage

21.

A virus is bigger than a cell.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

How are viruses and parasites similar?

a)

Both are living things.

b)

Both are made of cells.

c)

Both harm their host.

d)

Both are good for their host.

23.

What is virus that infects bacteria cells called?

a)

bacteriophage

b)

parasite

c)

host

d)

hidden virus

24.

What is the function (job) of a virus' surface proteins?

a)

to create DNA

b)

to reproduce

c)

to fight off the host cell

d)

to help the virus attach to a host cell

25.

A PARASITE is an organism that lives on or in a host and harms the host.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

What is the purpose of a vaccine?

a)

to cure you when you are sick

b)

to stop your immune system from working

c)

to prevent sickness

27.

In gene therapy viruses can help carry helpful DNA into targeted cells to heal those cells.

a)

True

b)

False

28.
What does a VIRUS need to replicate?
a)
Host Cell
b)
Pathogen
c)
Computer
29.
Unicellular, Prokaryotic organism is known as a?
a)
Virus
b)
Bacteria
c)
Fungi
30.
Bacteria reproduce through the process of?
a)
Host cells
b)
regeneration
c)
Binary fission
31.

A viruses are considered

a)

Living

b)

Non-living

32.

Viruses require a host cell to

a)

Breathe and eat

b)

Replicate

c)

Move and sleep

d)

Make protein and carbohydrates

33.

What is a host?

a)

An organism that eats another organism

b)

An organism or a cell that the virus needs to reproduce in

c)

Something that causes harm to the cell

d)

The person that greats you at a resturant

34.

This organelle is where proteins are made

a)

Capsule

b)

Nucleoid

c)

Ribosomes

d)

Cell Wall

35.

Bacteria Cell

a)

Multicellular

b)

Eukaryote

c)

Has a nucleus

d)

Prokaryote

36.
Are bacteria are good or bad?
a)
Good
b)
Bad
c)
Both
37.

Bacteria can be used to make foods such as yogurt & cheese.

a)

true

b)

false

38.

What type of bacteria is pictured?

a)

spirillium

b)

coccus

c)

bacillus

39.

What type of bacteria is pictured?

a)

coccus

b)

spirilium

c)

bacillus

40.

What type of bacteria is pictured?

a)

spirillium

b)

bacillus

c)

coccus

41.

What is the whip-like 'tail' that bacteria use for movement?

a)

Cell wall

b)

Ribosome

c)

Flagella

d)

Cytoplasm

42.

What is the job of the cell wall in bacteria?

a)

To provide protection

b)

To make protiens

c)

To hold organelles in place

d)

To hold water and nutrients

43.

What is cytoplasm?

a)

Jel-like fluid that fills the cells and gives it shape

b)

Bone-like structure that give it protection

c)

Small structure that makes protein

d)

Whip-like structure that allows for movement

44.

What is the most outside part of a bacterium?

a)

Ribosome

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Cell membrane

d)

Cell wall

45.
Producer bacteria
a)
make their own food through photosynthesis.
b)
consume other organisms.
c)
break down decayed organisms. 
d)
break down chemicals.