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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 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.
 

 3. 

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
 

 4. 

Viruses
a.
are cellular organisms.
b.
reproduce only in living cells.
c.
have nuclei and organelles.
d.
are surrounded by a polysaccharide coat.
 

 5. 

A viral disease that causes painful swelling of a salivary gland is
a.
mumps.
c.
polio.
b.
AIDS.
d.
measles.
 

 6. 

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

 7. 

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.
 
 
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 8. 

Refer to the illustration above. Which structure represents RNA?
a.
structure B
c.
structure D
b.
structure C
d.
structure E
 

 9. 

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

 10. 

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

 11. 

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

 12. 

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.
 

 13. 

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
 

 14. 

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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 15. 

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.
 

 16. 

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

 17. 

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.
 

 18. 

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
 

 19. 

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

 20. 

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 gas.
 

 21. 

Bacteria that cause botulism may survive in canned food for a long time because
a.
the can was left open.
b.
some cans may contain viruses that protect the bacteria.
c.
the bacteria may form endospores.
d.
sterilized cans do not have enough oxygen to harm the bacteria.
 

 22. 

Alexander Fleming, a British bacteriologist, is credited with the discovery of
a.
photosynthetic bacteria.
c.
tuberculosis.
b.
antibodies.
d.
penicillin.
 

 23. 

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.
 

 24. 

A bacterial disease carried from rodents to humans by fleas is
a.
tuberculosis.
c.
cholera.
b.
bubonic plague.
d.
Lyme disease.
 

 25. 

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



 
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