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Bio 4C/D:  Viruses and Bacteria (Ch. 20 - HOLT)

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

We know viruses are not alive because
a.
they are not cellular.
c.
they cannot use energy.
b.
they cannot make proteins.
d.
All of the above
 

 2. 

The tobacco mosaic virus
a.
is able to be crystallized.
c.
is smaller than a bacterium.
b.
causes disease in tobacco plants.
d.
All of the above
 

 3. 

Viruses are
a.
photosynthetic.
c.
parasitic.
b.
chemosynthetic.
d.
All of the above
 

 4. 

A typical virus consists of
a.
a protein coat and a cytoplasm core.
b.
a carbohydrate coat and a nucleic acid core.
c.
a protein coat and a nucleic acid core.
d.
a polysaccharide coat and a nucleic acid core.
 

 5. 

Biologists now know that viruses
a.
are the smallest organisms.
b.
consist of a protein surrounded by a nucleic acid coat.
c.
contain RNA or DNA in a protein coat.
d.
all form the same crystalline shape.
 

 6. 

A membranous envelope surrounding some viruses may be composed of
a.
lipids.
c.
glycoproteins.
b.
proteins.
d.
All of the above
 

 7. 

The capsid of a virus is the
a.
protective outer coat.
c.
nucleus.
b.
cell membrane.
d.
cell wall and membrane complex.
 

 8. 

All viruses have
a.
cytoplasm.
c.
mitochondria.
b.
ribosomes.
d.
None of the above
 

 9. 

An animal virus enters its host cell by
a.
being injected into the cell.
b.
penetrating a rip in the cell wall.
c.
punching a hole in the cell membrane.
d.
endocytosis across the cell membrane.
 

 10. 

The cycle of viral infection, replication, and cell destruction is called the
a.
lysogenic cycle.
c.
lytic cycle.
b.
metabolic cycle.
d.
None of the above
 

 11. 

viruses : host cells::
a.
photosynthetic bacteria : chemosynthetic bacteria
b.
bacteria : viruses
c.
antibiotics : bacteria
d.
cyanobacteria : chlorophyll
 

 12. 

It is important to distinguish between Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria in diagnosing a bacterial infection because
a.
Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria differ in their response to different antibiotics.
b.
Gram-positive bacteria never cause fatal diseases.
c.
Gram-positive bacteria destroy antibiotics, preventing them from working.
d.
Gram-positive bacteria do not respond to many antibiotics.
 

 13. 

The chromosomes of bacteria
a.
contain numerous types of organelles.
b.
are divided into compartments.
c.
vary in number, depending on the species of bacteria.
d.
contain a single circular piece of DNA.
 

 14. 

Structures found in eukaryotic cells but not in a bacterial cells are
a.
nuclei.
c.
membrane-bound organelles.
b.
linear chromosomes.
d.
All of the above
 
 
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 15. 

Refer to the illustration above. Which of the diagrams has a shape like the Bacillus bacterial genus?
a.
Organism A
c.
Organism C
b.
Organism B
d.
None of the above
 

 16. 

Refer to the illustration above. The shape represented by Organism C is called
a.
coccus.
c.
bacillus.
b.
spirillum.
d.
filamentous.
 

 17. 

Which of the following might be found in the cytoplasm of a bacterial cell?
a.
chloroplasts
c.
mitochondria
b.
Golgi bodies
d.
None of the above
 

 18. 

Bacterial cells have
a.
a cell wall only.
b.
a cell membrane only.
c.
both a cell membrane and an outer cell wall.
d.
a cell wall inside their cell membrane.
 

 19. 

Bacteria can be classified according to their
a.
type of cell walls.
c.
Gram-staining characteristics.
b.
methods of obtaining energy.
d.
All of the above
 

 20. 

photosynthetic bacteria : sunlight::
a.
chemotrophic bacteria : dead organisms
b.
chemoautotrophic bacteria : inorganic molecules
c.
photosynthesis : nitrification
d.
heterotrophic bacteria : photosynthesis
 

 21. 

Bacterial cells such as Escherichia coli transfer pieces of genetic material in a process called
a.
binary fission.
c.
conjugation.
b.
mitosis.
d.
sexual reproduction.
 

 22. 

Antibiotics
a.
include penicillin, tetracycline, and streptomycin.
b.
may prevent bacteria from making new cell walls.
c.
are effective treatments for bacterial diseases.
d.
All of the above
 

 23. 

Cholera is usually transmitted by
a.
insects.
c.
contaminated water.
b.
sexual contact.
d.
airborne water droplets.
 

 24. 

Lyme disease : ticks::
a.
tuberculosis : food and feces
c.
typhus : lice
b.
cholera : human tubercles
d.
bubonic plague : fleas
 

 25. 

Mining companies harvest copper or uranium by using
a.
photosynthetic bacteria.
c.
cyanobacteria.
b.
heterotrophic bacteria.
d.
chemoautotrophic bacteria.
 



 
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