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Bacteria & Viruses

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

True or False? Food poisoning is one way that bacteria are harmful.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

True of False: Bacteria (both archaebactria and eubacteria) are one-celled organisms, without a nucleus inside their cell.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

What type of bacteria is pictured?

a)

coccus

b)

spirilium

c)

bacillus

4.

What type of bacteria is pictured?

a)

spirillium

b)

coccus

c)

bacillus

5.

What type of bacteria is pictured?

a)

spirillium

b)

bacillus

c)

coccus

6.

Bacteria are prokaryotes, meaning they ________.

a)

lack a nucleus

b)

are very large

c)

contain no DNA

d)

have a cytoplasm

7.

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

a)

Cell wall

b)

Ribosome

c)

Flagella

d)

Cytoplasm

8.
Anything living or nonliving that can cause a disease is known as a?
a)
Antibiotic
b)
Foe
c)
Pathogen
9.
A substance that is used to PREVENT viral diseases is called?
a)
Vaccine
b)
Neosporin
c)
Hydrogen Peroxide
10.
A nonliving disease causing particle that contains DNA or RNA
a)
Fungi
b)
Virus
c)
Bacteria
11.
What does a VIRUS need to replicate?
a)
Host Cell
b)
Pathogen
c)
Computer
12.
Which of the following diseases is NOT caused by a VIRUS?
a)
Measles
b)
Polio
c)
Chicken Pox
d)
Strep throat
13.
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
14.
A substance that blocks the production of bacteria or treats bacterial infections is called?
a)
Asprin
b)
Antibiotic
c)
Band-Aid
15.
What is the shape of this bacteria? 
a)
bacillus
b)
coccus
c)
spiral
16.
TRUE or FALSE: Viruses can be killed with an antibiotic. 
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
17.
TRUE or FALSE: Bacteria are not alive. 
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
18.
What is a virus? 
a)
a tiny packet of genetic material in a protein coat
b)
a cell with a flagella
c)
a cell with a nucleus 
19.
Compared to bacteria, viruses are much...
a)
smaller. 
b)
larger. 
c)
the same. 
20.
Name this bacteria shape
a)
coccus
b)
bacillus
c)
spirillum
21.

The German physician Robert Koch provided evidence to support the germ theory of infectious disease. Koch isolated bacteria from a cow with anthrax, then injected the bacteria into a healthy mouse. To support germ theory, what must have happened to the healthy mouse?

a)

It produced antibiotics

b)

It became immune to viral infections

c)

It spread smallpox

d)

It became sick

22.

Health practices today include teaching sanitation, the safe handling of food and water, aseptic techniques, and the development of vaccinations. These examples show that people have accepted the principals of which theory?

a)

The Theory of Evolution

b)

Cell Theory

c)

The Theory of Spontaneous Generation

d)

Germ Theory

23.

The germ theory of disease states that infectious diseases are caused by -

a)

heredity

b)

microorganisms

c)

chemicals

d)

toxins

24.

Observe the diagram of the two viruses.

Part C is the ______________

a)

Genetic material

b)

Capsid

c)

Ligand

d)

Envelope

25.

Observe the diagram of the two viruses.

Part B is the ______________

a)

Genetic material

b)

Capsid

c)

Ligand

d)

Envelope

26.
What is the first step of the virus reproduction cycle?
a)

The viruses genetic material (DNA) starts to take over the functions of the cell

b)

The host cell bursts open, releasing the new viruses

c)

The virus injects its genetic material into the cell

d)

A virus attaches to the surface of a host cell

27.

Which viruses show symptoms right away (hours-days)? Viruses that go through the....

a)

lytic cycle

b)

lysogenic cycle

28.

During which cycle does a virus's genetic information become a part of the host cell's genetic information?

a)

Lytic

b)

Lysogenic

29.

A virus that hides within the host cell for up to years is going through the _______ cycle.

a)

Lytic

b)

Lysogenic

30.

Vaccines are a preventative measure.

a)

True

b)

False