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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. 

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.
 

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

 4. 

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

 5. 

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

 6. 

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.
 

 7. 

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

 8. 

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.
 

 9. 

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
 

 10. 

A pathogen is an agent that is
a.
beneficial to humans.
c.
harmful to living organisms.
b.
harmful only to plants.
d.
nearly extinct.
 

 11. 

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.
 

 12. 

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.
 

 13. 

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.
 

 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. 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. 

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
 

 17. 

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.
 

 18. 

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.
 

 19. 

Cell organelles that Escherichia coli and other bacteria have in common with eukaryotes are
a.
chloroplasts.
c.
nuclei.
b.
mitochondria.
d.
ribosomes.
 

 20. 

Escherichia coli is an example of a bacterium that has short, thin, hairlike projections called
a.
pili.
c.
cocci.
b.
cilia.
d.
ribosomes.
 

 21. 

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
 

 22. 

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

 23. 

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

 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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