Bacteria & Viruses Quiz
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Name this bacteria shape
A. coccus
B. bacillus
C. spirillum
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
Out of t-cells and b-cells which is the helper cell?
A. b-cells
B. t-cells
C. neither
D. both
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
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
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.
Which of the following is used to cut DNA from organisms?
A. Gel Electrophoresis
B. Restriction Enzymes
C. Karyotypes
D. Haplotypes
Anything that triggers an immune response is a/n
A. lymph cell
B. antigen
C. antibody
D. neutrop
What happens after the second time you are exposed to a pathogen?
A. The body will not be able to fight off the pathogen quickly, because it knows how to get into the body easier.
B. The body’s immune system will react the same was as it did during the first exposure.
C. The body can only be exposed to a pathogen a second time if you do not have a vaccine.
D. The body will know how to fight off the pathogen quickly, because memory cells have been created after the first encounter.
What do viruses need to replicate?
A. food
B. a partner
C. a cell
D. moisture
Which BEST compares bacteria and viruses?
A. bacteria are smaller than viruses
B. bacteria cause disease, but viruses do not
C. bacteria are living organisms, but viruses are not
D. bacteria have genetic material, but viruses do not
What are Lymphocytes?
A. A type of red blood cell
B. A nucleus
C. A type of white blood cell
D. Bone Marrow
Which of the following can challenge the immune system?
A. Allergies
B. Antibodies
C. Vaccines
D. Macrophage
If a bacterial shape is described as being “strepto” smart patients know the bacteria is growing in a
A. clump
B. cluster
C. chain
Name this bacteria shape
A. coccus
B. spirillum
C. bacillus
Live bacteria are found in milk, cheese and yogurt
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
Which is bigger, a bacterium or a virus?
A. Bacteria
B. Virus
Which statement about bacteria is true?
A. Bacteria help you breathe
B. Bacteria help you digest your food
C. Bacteria help add carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
D. All bacteria need sunlight to make food
If scientists engineer the DNA of tomatoes to make them survive in cold temperatures, what do those tomatoes become?
A. Human Genome Project
B. Genetically Modified Organisms
C. Punnett Squares
D. Gene Therapy
What does invading the host cell enable the virus to do?
A. increase its size
B. synthesize needed oxygen
C. obtain nutrients
D. reproduce
A vaccine triggers your body to produce _____________ which help fight infections.
A. antibiotics
B. antibodies
C. antigens
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.
What does transgenic mean?
A. An organism that can change its genes at will
B. A stem cell that can differentiate into anything
C. An organism that has had another species’ DNA put in it
D. A bacteria that reproduces asexually
All bacteria are
A. unicellular
B. multicellular
C. eukaryotic
A DNA molecule produced by combining DNA from different sources is called?
A. Mutant DNA
B. Polyploid DNA
C. Diploid DNA
D. Recombinant DNA
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