Bacteria and Viruses
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- Q1Which of the following is NOT a true statement concerning the classification of prokaryotes?All prokaryotes had been placed into a single kingdom called the Monera.Animal and plant cells are prokaryotes.Some scientists believe that the two main groups of prokaryotes should be called domain, a level of classification even higher than a kingdom.Recently, the Monera kingdom was divided into two kingdoms: the Eubacteria and the Archaebacteria.30s
- Q2Which of the following is NOT a way that a virus can spread?carrier organisms (mosquitoes, fleas, etc...)airbody fluids (sweat, saliva, mucus, blood, etc...)vaccines30s
- Q3How can viral infections be treated?Viral infections typically cannot be treated. Most of the time we need to wait for our body's immune system to fight the viral infection.antibioticsover-the-counter medicationvaccines30s
- Q4How are bacteria named?We do not name bacteria.after the organs in which they resideby their shapeby the antibiotics we take to get rid of bacterial infections30s
- Q5What are pathogens?vaccineschemicals that help preserve fooddecomposersany bacteria, virus or other organism that can cause disease30s
- Q6What does prokaryotic mean?unicellular with a true nucleusunicellular with no nucleusmulticellular with true nucleimulticellular with no nucleus30s
- Q7Which of the following is NOT one of the three most common shapes of bacteria?rodsspheresspiralssquare30s
- Q8What shape are cocci?spiralrod-shapedsquare-shapedspherical30s
- Q9How do most bacteria reproduce?endosporessexual reproductionconjugationbinary fission30s
- Q10How can we prevent viruses from spreading?All of these are ways to prevent viruses from spreading.good hygiene (washing hands thoroughly)vaccinationscoughing and sneezing into elbows and/or clothing not out in the open30s
- Q11How can bacteria be killed and/or prevented from spreading?good hygiene (washing hands thoroughly)These will all help kill bacteria and prevent them from spreading.sterilizationantibiotics30s
- Q12Which of the following is NOT a positive use of bacteria?nitrogen fixationgene therapyhelp break down sewage at treatment facilitiesaid in digestion and make vitamins30s
- Q13What is a vaccine?a preparation of weakened or killed pathogensa chemical that destroys bacteria and virusesa substance used to stimulate the production of antibodies to fight the diseasea preparation of weakened or killed pathogens that helps to stimulate the immune response30s
- Q14Rank the following in order of size from smallest to largest.white blood cell, bacteria, virusvirus, bacteria, white blood cellbacteria, virus, white blood cellwhite blood cell, virus, bacteria30s
- Q15What shape are spirilla?rod shapedspiral shaped or corkscrewrectangularcircular30s