
Bacteria and Viruses Quiz
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Spiral or corkscrew-shaped bacteria
A. coccus
B. bacillus
C. spirillum
D. prokaryote
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
Bacteria that can cause disease are
A. viruses
B. pathogens
C. protists
Bacteria are used to make which of the following foods?
A. yogurt
B. cheese
C. sauerkraut
D. all of these are correct
Do antibiotics work to cure bacteria/infections?
A. No
B. Yes
What do doctors use to help our immune systems resist viruses?
A. antibiotics
B. vaccines
C. gene therapy
D. chemotherapy
What is the best way to prevent the spread of all diseases?
A. vaccines
B. antibiotics
C. cover your mouth when coughing
D. wash you hands
Where are bacteria located?
A. No where.
B. Every where!
C. Only in the restroom.
D. On my hands only.
Which is most often used to treat a bacterial infection?
A. vaccine
B. antibiotics
C. vitamins
D. water
All bacteria are harmful to humans
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
Viruses require a host cell to
A. Breathe and eat
B. Replicate
C. Move and sleep
D. Make protein and carbohydrates
Process in which food (often milk) is heated to a temperature that kills most harmful bacteria
A. immunization
B. pasteurization
C. fermentation
D. inoculation
Bacteria that can make their own food (producers)
A. cyanobacteria
B. saprophytes
C. nitrogen-fixing
Bacteria are prokaryotes, meaning they ________.
A. lack a nucleus
B. are very large
C. contain no DNA
D. have a cytoplasm
Whiplike tail that bacteria use for movement
A. pili
B. cytoplasm
C. cell wall
D. flagellum
Can a virus be cured with antibiotics?
A. yes
B. no
What is used to protect you from a virus?
A. antirbiotic
B. Rest
C. Vaccine
D. Viruses have no cure
Which is smaller, a virus or a bacteria?
A. virus
B. bacteria
All bacteria are harmful.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
Bacteria are considered
A. Living
B. Non-living
One way in which bacteria are beneficial:
A. they make food
B. they cause disease
C. they cause food poisoning
D. they create sugar
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. mitosis
C. fission
Spherical bacteria
A. coccus
B. bacillus
C. endospore
What helps prevent some bacterial and viral diseases?
A. Vaccines
B. Antibiotics
C. Herbal tea
D. Gene Therapy
______________ are bacteria can break down dead and decaying materials (decompose).
A. saprophytes
B. bacteriophages
C. methane producing bacteria
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