Bacteria & Viruses Quiz
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Which of the following statements is TRUE about someone’s immune system that has allergies?
A. Body cells are dividing at an uncontrolled rate.
B. The body is reacting to foreign antigens that are not dangerous to most people.
C. T cells and B cells in the body cannot be activated.
D. The body is mistaking its own cells for foreign antigens.
Out of t-cells and b-cells which is the helper cell?
A. b-cells
B. t-cells
C. neither
D. both
What do viruses have in common with living cells? They both…
A. store genetic information
B. have chloroplasts
C. use glucose for cellular respiration
D. have endoplasmic reticulum
A disease causing organism
A. pathogen
B. poison
C. vaccine
Which viral life cycle allows viral genetic material to lay dormant while the host cell reproduces?
A. lytic
B. mitosis
C. lysogenic
D. S phase
A vaccine triggers your body to produce _____________ which help fight infections.
A. antibiotics
B. antibodies
C. antigens
If a bacterial shape is described as being “strepto” smart patients know the bacteria is growing in a
A. clump
B. cluster
C. chain
What are Lymphocytes?
A. A type of red blood cell
B. A nucleus
C. A type of white blood cell
D. Bone Marrow
How would you describe the size of a virus?
A. Smaller than bacteria
B. Larger than a parasite
C. About the size of a dime
D. Smaller than a proton
The graph represents the results of an investigation of the growth of three identical bacterial cultures incubated at different temperatures. Which inference can be made from this graph?
A. Temperature is unrelated to the reproductive rate of bacteria
B. Bacteria cannot grow at a temperature of 5°C.
C. Life activities in bacteria slow down at high temperatures.
D. Refrigeration will most likely slow the growth of these bacteria.
All bacteria are
A. unicellular
B. multicellular
C. eukaryotic
The picture below illustrates one internal part of the body’s immune system. What process is illustrated in the picture?
A. a skin cell destroying germs.
B. inflammation near an opened wound
C. a white blood cell destroying pathogens
D. mucus in the lungs destroying pathogens
Which of the following can challenge the immune system?
A. Allergies
B. Antibodies
C. Vaccines
D. Macrophage
Like all other body systems, the immune system helps the body maintain homeostasis. Which statement best describes how the immune system does this?
A. it protects other organs and tissues from infection and disease
B. it breaks down food to provide cells with nutrients
C. it gathers information through the senses and controls all other body systems
D. it transports oxygen and carbon dioxide
Name this bacteria shape
A. coccus
B. spirillum
C. bacillus