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Biology Viruses and Bacteria

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The chicken pox is spread via contact from person to person. In order to prevent getting the chicken pox, you can get a vaccination. Is chicken pox caused by a virus or a bacterium?

a)

Bacterium

b)

Virus

2.

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

3.

Viruses are cells. 

a)

True 

b)

False

4.

A virus is considered non-living because...

a)

They do not have DNA

b)

It does not have all the characteristics of life

c)

They can't evolve

d)

They make you sick

5.

A virus needs a host cell in order to do which of the following?

a)

Grow

b)

Develop

c)

Reproduce

d)

Live

6.

Which of the following can be used to prevent a viral infection?

a)

Vaccine

b)

Antibiotic

c)

Probiotic

d)

Anti-inflammatory

7.

Which of the following statements is true?

a)

All cells are prokaryotes

b)

All eukaryotes have a nucleus

c)

All viruses are prokaryotes

d)

All viruses are living

8.

Which of the following is able to carry out all life functions?

a)

Viruses

b)

Cells

c)

Both cells and viruses

d)

Neither cells or viruses

9.

 A _________ is a scientist who studies viruses.

a)

virologist

b)

biologist

c)

botanist

d)

chemist

10.

A bacterium reproduces asexually by dividing to form two new bacterial cells. What is the name of the process by which bacteria reproduce?

a)

meiosis

b)

budding

c)

binary fission

11.

Which of the following is a risk of overusing antibiotics to treat infections>

a)

Bacteria may become resistant to antibiotics.

b)

Antibiotics increase the rate of infection.

c)

Antibiotics cause other diseases to develop.

12.

Virus that infects bacteria

a)

Spirillium

b)

Bacteriophage

c)

Adenovirus

13.

Which statement is true about viruses?

a)

Viruses can eat and metabolize food.

b)

Viruses can reproduce only using a host cell.

c)

Viruses can reproduce on their own at any time.

14.

Medicine used to fight bacterial infections

a)

vaccines

b)

antibiotics

c)

fertilizers

15.

Which of the following structures is found in bacteria but not in viruses?

a)

Cell wall

b)

Nucleus

c)

Capsid

d)

Envelope