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
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 | | | | |
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A
viral disease that causes painful swelling of a salivary gland is a. | mumps. | c. | polio. | b. | AIDS. | d. | measles. | | | | |
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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. | | |
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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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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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viruses : host cells:: a. | photosynthetic bacteria : chemosynthetic
bacteria | b. | bacteria : viruses | c. | antibiotics :
bacteria | d. | cyanobacteria : chlorophyll | | |
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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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One
difference between the cells in a human body and bacterial cells is that bacterial cells
have a. | an outer cell
wall made up of lipids. | b. | an outer cell wall made up of polysaccharides and
proteins. | c. | no DNA. | d. | no
ribosomes. | | |
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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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Refer
to the illustration above. The shape represented by Organism A applies to the bacterial
genus a. | Streptococcus, which causes strep throat. | b. | Leptospira, which can cause urinary tract infections in
humans. | c. | Bacillus, which produces
antibiotics. | d. | Penicillium, which produces
penicillin. | | |
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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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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 | | | | |
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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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Cell
organelles that Escherichia coli and other bacteria have in common with eukaryotes
are a. | chloroplasts. | c. | nuclei. | b. | mitochondria. | d. | ribosomes. | | | | |
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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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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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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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