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Viruses and Bacteria Review

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  • Q1
    A substance that stimulates the body to produce chemicals that destroy viruses or bacteria is called a(n)
    antibiotic
    endospore
    vaccine
    cytoplasm
    45s
  • Q2
    What are the chemical factories in cells that produce proteins called?
    cell walls
    cytoplasm
    ribosomes
    nuclei
    45s
  • Q3
    What are organisms that live in or on a host organism and cause harm to the host called?
    bacteriaphage
    virus
    flagellum
    parasites
    45s
  • Q4
    Which of the following is not a characteristic of an active virus?
    destroys its host cell
    has a protein coat
    uses energy to grow
    multiplies quickly
    45s
  • Q5
    What is the best treatment for an unknown viral disease?
    antibiotic
    vaccine
    bed rest
    exercise
    45s
  • Q6
    Which of the following statement about viruses is not true?
    Viruses can multiply only inside a living cell.
    Diseases caused by viruses can be cured by antibiotics.
    Viruses have genetic material (DNA).
    Virus particles are smaller than bacterial cells.
    45s
  • Q7
    What must a virus do in order to multiply?
    remain hidden
    manufacture extra food
    invade a host cell
    conjugate with another virus
    45s
  • Q8
    If you know that an organism is a prokaryote, you know that
    the organism is a heterotroph.
    its cell does not contain ribosomes.
    the organism cannot move on its own.
    its cell does not contain a nucleus.
    45s
  • Q9
    Conjugation is a form of
    asexual reproduction
    repiration
    sexual reproduction
    producing energy
    45s
  • Q10
    What do some bacteria form to survive in unfavorable conditions?
    cytoplasm
    antibiotics
    toxins
    endospores
    45s
  • Q11
    What is the gel-like material inside the cell membrane of a bacterium called?
    nucleus
    protein coat
    cytoplasm
    flagellum
    45s
  • Q12
    Most bacteria are surrounded by a rigid protective structure called the
    cell wall
    cell membrane
    protein coat
    flagellum
    45s
  • Q13
    What is chemical that doctors prescribe to kill bacterial infections such as strep throat called?
    virus
    ribosome
    vaccine
    antibiotic
    45s
  • Q14
    What are bacteria that break down large chemicals in dead organisms into small chemicals called?
    proteins
    ribosomes
    autotrophs
    decomposers
    45s
  • Q15
    What is a whiplike structure that helps a bacteria cell move called?
    Question Image
    DNA
    pili
    flagellum
    plasmid
    45s

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