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.
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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
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The
study of viruses is a part of biology because a. | they belong to the kingdom
Monera. | c. | they are living
organisms. | b. | they are about to become
extinct. | d. | they are active
inside living cells. | | | | |
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Viruses a. | are cellular organisms. | b. | reproduce only
in living cells. | c. | have nuclei and organelles. | d. | are surrounded
by a polysaccharide coat. | | |
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Viruses are a. | photosynthetic. | c. | parasitic. | b. | chemosynthetic. | d. | All of the
above | | | | |
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Refer
to the illustration above. Which structure represents RNA? a. | structure
B | c. | structure
D | b. | structure
C | d. | structure
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A
membranous envelope surrounding some viruses may be composed of a. | lipids. | c. | glycoproteins. | b. | proteins. | d. | All of the above | | | | |
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The
capsid of a virus is the a. | protective outer coat. | c. | nucleus. | b. | cell
membrane. | d. | cell wall and
membrane complex. | | | | |
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All
viruses have a. | cytoplasm. | c. | mitochondria. | b. | ribosomes. | d. | None of the above | | | | |
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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. | | |
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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 | | | | |
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A
pathogen is an agent that is a. | beneficial to humans. | c. | harmful to living organisms. | b. | harmful only to
plants. | d. | nearly
extinct. | | | | |
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HIV
can be transmitted a. | through sexual contact. | b. | through the
sharing of nonsterile needles. | c. | to infants during pregnancy or through breast
milk. | d. | All of the above | | |
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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. | | |
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Refer
to the illustration above. The shape represented by Organism C is called a. | coccus. | c. | bacillus. | b. | spirillum. | d. | filamentous. | | | | |
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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. | | |
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Bacterial endospores a. | occur where there is plenty of available
food. | b. | allow certain species to survive harsh environmental
conditions. | c. | are similar to human tumors. | d. | can cause growth
abnormalities in plants. | | |
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Nitrogen-fixing bacteria a. | repair nitrogen-damaged legume roots. | b. | damage the
environment by using atmospheric oxygen to produce toxic nitrogen
compounds. | c. | convert atmospheric nitrogen into
ammonia. | d. | convert ammonia in the soil into nitrogen
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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. | | | | |
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Escherichia coli is an example of a bacterium that has short, thin, hairlike
projections called a. | pili. | c. | cocci. | b. | cilia. | d. | ribosomes. | | | | |
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20.
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Alexander Fleming, a British bacteriologist, is credited with the discovery
of a. | photosynthetic
bacteria. | c. | tuberculosis. | b. | antibodies. | d. | penicillin. | | | | |
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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 | | |
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Antibiotics are ineffective against viral infections because a. | viruses are
protected inside their host cells. | b. | viruses have enzymes that inactivate the
antibiotics. | c. | antibiotics interfere with metabolic processes that viruses do
not perform. | d. | viral protein coats block the antibiotics from entering the
virus. | | |
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Cholera is usually transmitted by a. | insects. | c. | contaminated water. | b. | sexual
contact. | d. | airborne water
droplets. | | | | |
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Lyme
disease : ticks:: a. | tuberculosis :
food and feces | c. | typhus :
lice | b. | cholera : human
tubercles | d. | bubonic plague :
fleas | | | | |
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25.
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Mining companies harvest copper or uranium by using a. | photosynthetic
bacteria. | c. | cyanobacteria. | b. | heterotrophic bacteria. | d. | chemoautotrophic bacteria. | | | | |
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