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Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Taxonomy. 4. AIDS, influenza, and Ebola are examples of diseases caused by microbes called- A) Bacteria. B) Fungi. C) Viruses. D) Parasites. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Viruses. 5. Which of the following is generally NOT a limitation for bacteria growth? A) Water. B) PH. C) Light. D) Temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Light. 6. How many Domains are currently in the tree of life? A) Three. B) Two. C) Six. D) One. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Three. 7. What cycle involves newly formed viruses being released from a bursting host cell? A) Nitrogen Cycle. B) Bacterial Cycle. C) Lysogenic Cycle. D) Lytic Cycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lytic Cycle. 8. Bacteria exchange genetic information during A) Conjugation. B) Binary fission. C) Photosynthesis. D) Asexual reproduction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conjugation. 9. The inner core of a virus contains A) Cytoplasm. B) Protiens. C) Nucleus. D) Genetic material. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Genetic material. 10. Obligate Anaerobes ..... A) Need oxygen. B) Prefer nitrogen. C) Can only survive in an oxygen free environment. D) Are endospores. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can only survive in an oxygen free environment. 11. Which protist has cilia? A) Euglena. B) Paramecium. C) Amoeba. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Paramecium. 12. How could you describe the size of a virus? A) Smaller than bacteria. B) Larger than a parasite. C) About the size of a dime. D) Smaller than a proton. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Smaller than bacteria. 13. Pili are used to: A) Aid in binary fission. B) Enclose the DNA of bacteria. C) Adhere to a surface and to join bacteria during conjugation. D) Propel bacteria through liquid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adhere to a surface and to join bacteria during conjugation. 14. Contain genetic material A) Viruses. B) Bacteria. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both. 15. Bacteria use conjugation as a form of A) Asexual reproduction. B) Sexual reproduction. C) Metabolism. D) Nitrogen fixation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sexual reproduction. 16. Shingles is a disease that appears in the elderly. Someone may be infected with shingles but only show symptoms dozens of years after infection. What type of virus causes shingles? A) A bacteria. B) A lytic cycle virus. C) A bacteriophage. D) A lysogenic cycle virus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A lysogenic cycle virus. 17. Places the following steps in order.A-Viral DNA is injected into the cellB-Viruses are releasedC-New viruses are madeD-A virus attaches to the host cell A) A B C D. B) D A C B. C) C A B D. D) D C B A. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) D A C B. 18. A protein coat is called a A) DNA. B) Capsid. C) Protein. D) Virus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Capsid. 19. Strong outer layer that protects the bacterial cell from infection by viruses and attack from immune cells. A) Pilli. B) Cell wall. C) Capsule. D) Flagella. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Capsule. 20. What is NOT an example of controlling bacteria? A) Nitrogen Fixing. B) Disinfecting. C) Antibiotics. D) Food Storage and Processing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nitrogen Fixing. 21. Fungi are different from plants because they lack A) Cells. B) Chlorophyll. C) Nuclei. D) Cell walls. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chlorophyll. 22. Vaccines are made from A) Dead or weakened viruses. B) Fungi. C) Allergens. D) Strong, active viruses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dead or weakened viruses. 23. Bacteria help break down dead organisms in a process called ..... A) Decomposition. B) Photosynthesis. C) Nitrogen Fixation. D) Reproduction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Decomposition. 24. What part of the cell would make viral proteins when tricked to make more viruses? A) Nucleus. B) Golgi complex. C) Ribosomes. D) Cytoplasm. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ribosomes. 25. Which of the following is a risk of overusing antibiotics to treat infections> A) Antibiotics cause other diseases to develop. B) Antibiotics increase the rate of infection. C) Antibiotics only work once. D) Bacteria may become resistant to antibiotics. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bacteria may become resistant to antibiotics. 26. A pathogen that is a microscopic core of genetic material surrounded by a protein coating. This type of pathogen requires a host cell to replicate. A) Pathogen. B) Virus. C) Bacteria. D) Host Cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Virus. 27. A process of heating food to a temperature that kills most harmful bacteria is called ..... A) Bioremediation. B) Replication. C) Botulism. D) Pasteurization. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pasteurization. 28. The bacteria Kingdom where you can find bacteria from extreme environments is called A) Archaebacteria. B) Cyanobacteria. C) Viruses. D) Eubacteria. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Archaebacteria. 29. Smallpox is caused by. A) Bacteria. B) Virus. C) Fungus. D) Algae. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Virus. 30. What is the difference between unicellular and multicellular? A) They are the same. B) One has a nucleus and one doesn't. C) Unicellular has one cell and multicellular has many. D) One is bacteria and the is archaebacteria. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unicellular has one cell and multicellular has many. 31. During an experiment a scientist observed prokaryotes that lived near volcanic vents deep in the ocean. The scientist must likely observed A) Heterotrophs. B) Photoautotrophs. C) Photoheterotrophs. D) Chemoautotrophs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chemoautotrophs. 32. What do all bacteria have in common? A) They all have cell nuclei. B) They're all multi-cellular organisms. C) They're all single-celled organisms. D) They can all be found inside the human body. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They're all single-celled organisms. 33. Why do we use scientific names? A) Because we like to sound smart. B) Because they are recognized world wide. C) Because organisms only have one common name and it makes it easier. D) What? What are scientific names?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because they are recognized world wide. 34. One or more small circular pieces of DNA in a bacterial cell A) Pili. B) Capsule. C) Plasmid. D) Flagella. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plasmid. 35. What is not used when naming viruses? A) Binomial nomenclature. B) Where they were found. C) What they cause. D) Who discovered them. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Binomial nomenclature. 36. Which statement about bacteria is true? A) Bacteria help you breath. B) Bacteria help you digest your food. C) Bacteria help add carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. D) All bacteria need sunlight to make food. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bacteria help you digest your food. 37. An organism is a multicellular autotroph with a cell wall of cellulose. To which kingdom does it belong? A) Plantae. B) Eubacteria. C) Fungi. D) Protista. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plantae. 38. The disease that is caused by viral infection is. A) Cholera. B) Common cold. C) Tetanus. D) Typhoid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Common cold. 39. What might happen if you didn't have bacteria in your digestive tract? A) You wouldn't be able to eat vegetables. B) Your intestines would shut down. C) You would never get sick. D) Your body couldn't break down certain types of food. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Your body couldn't break down certain types of food. 40. A thick walled structure that helps protect the bacteria is called the A) Cell wall. B) Nucleoid. C) Flagella. D) Endospore. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Endospore. 41. An example of an emerging viral disease is: A) Lyme Disease. B) Chicken pox. C) West Nile. D) Ebola. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ebola. 42. What's the difference between archaea and bacteria? A) There is no difference. B) Archaea is single celled and bacteria is multi-celled. C) Archaea is less common and bacteria is found everywhere. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Archaea is less common and bacteria is found everywhere. 43. A virus can only 'replicate' (reproduce) when it ..... A) Is attached to a host cell. B) Feels like it. C) Has enough food. D) Gets big enough. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is attached to a host cell. 44. Layer outside the cell membrane that gives the bacterial cell a solid shape. A) Cytoplasm. B) Cell wall. C) Plasma membrane. D) Pilli. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cell wall. 45. Which of the 4 Kingdoms contain all autotrophic organisms? A) Plantae. B) Protista. C) Fungi. D) Anamalia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plantae. 46. A ..... is a tiny, nonliving particle that enters and reproduces inside a living cell. A) Bacteria. B) Virus. C) Protist. D) Fungi. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Virus. 47. Which levels in classification indicate the closest relationship? A) Family and genus. B) Order and family. C) Genus and species. D) Family and species. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Genus and species. 48. What is a virus's relationship with a host? A) There is no relationship between them. B) A virus can only reproduce inside host cells. C) None of the above. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A virus can only reproduce inside host cells. 49. Multi-celled, most can move on their own A) Archaea. B) Animalia. C) Plantae. D) Protista. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Animalia. 50. One way that bacteria is beneficial is that they convert nitrogen from the air into compounds usable by living things. This is ..... A) Decomposition. B) Nitrogen fixation. C) Pasteurization. D) Bioremediation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nitrogen fixation. 51. When conditions are too hot or too cold for bacteria, they form a/an ..... A) Wall. B) Endospore. C) Cyctoplasm. D) Nucleus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Endospore. 52. When a virus attaches to a host, what does it inject into the host A) Capsid. B) DNA/ RNA. C) Envelope. D) Protein coat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) DNA/ RNA. 53. Which of the following is NOT a type of fungus? A) Yeast. B) Mold. C) Mushroom. D) Amoeba. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Amoeba. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesScience QuizzesGeneral Knowledge QuizzesVirus And Bacteria Quiz 1Virus And Bacteria Quiz 2Virus And Bacteria Quiz 3Virus And Bacteria Quiz 4Virus And Bacteria Quiz 5Virus And Bacteria Quiz 6Virus And Bacteria Quiz 7Virus And Bacteria Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books