This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Virus And Bacteria – Quiz 29 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Virus And Bacteria Quiz 29 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Colds are caused by A) Viruses. B) Bacteria. C) Sporozoans. D) Protozoans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Viruses. 2. A type of spore formed when a bacterium produces a thick internal wall that encloses its DNA and a portion of its cytoplasm A) Conjugation. B) Prokaryote. C) Facultative anaerobe. D) Endospore. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Endospore. 3. Coccus shaped bacteria are A) Rod-shaped. B) Spherical. C) Spiral. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spherical. 4. Bacteria that obtain energy by taking in organic molecules for both energy and a source of carbon to obtain energy are called ..... A) Photoheterotrophs. B) Chemoheterophs. C) Chemotrophic autotrophs. D) Phototrophic autotrophs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chemoheterophs. 5. Bacteria that needs oxygen to survive is said to be A) Aerobic. B) Photosynthetic. C) Decomposing. D) Consuming. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aerobic. 6. Unicellular (one-celled), prokaryotic organisms that can cause disease. There are 3 main shapes:Spirilla (spiral shaped), Baccilus (rod-shaped), and Cocci (round/sphere-shaped). A) Vaccine. B) Virus. C) Host. D) Bacteria. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bacteria. 7. What is genetic material? A) The protective outer part of a virus. B) Contains the instructions for making new viruses. C) An organism that nourishes a and supports a parasite. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Contains the instructions for making new viruses. 8. What does a virus need in order to survive? A) Watery environment. B) A host cell. C) Energy from the sun. D) To be able to move from cell to cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A host cell. 9. The Dead Sea is a large salt lake bording Jordan and Israel. It has a salt concentration of 34.2%, which is too hypertonic for most life. What life might still survive and thrive there? A) Halophiles. B) Thermophiles. C) Heterotrophs. D) Cyanobacteria. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Halophiles. 10. What is a virus? A) It is a type of cell similar to an animal or plant cell. B) A tiny microscopic particle that can infect living cells. C) A prokaryote. D) An eukaryote. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A tiny microscopic particle that can infect living cells. 11. This is the word for a disease causing organism. A) Phagocyte. B) Pathogen. C) Pandemic. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pathogen. 12. What is the role of flagella in a bacterial cell? A) Tail. B) Makes the bacteria move. C) Wip. D) Makes the bactiria move. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Makes the bacteria move. 13. Which of the 3 microbes is the largest A) Virus. B) Bacteria. C) Protist. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Protist. 14. Reproduces using lytic or lysogenic cycles A) Viruses. B) Bacteria. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Viruses. 15. A Pathogen is a A) Disease causing agent. B) Endospore. C) Bacteria. D) Virus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Disease causing agent. 16. An antibiotic is a drug that selectively kills A) Viruses. B) Bacteria. C) Fungi. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bacteria. 17. Where are protist found? A) Moist areas. B) Homes. C) Backyard. D) Dry areas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Moist areas. 18. Which of the following is not a way to prevent or treat viruses? A) Antibiotics. B) Antiviral medications. C) Vaccines. D) Wash your hands. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Antibiotics. 19. Which of the following occurs after a virus attaches to a host cell A) The host cell dies. B) The virus dies. C) The virus inserts its genetic information into the host cell. D) The virus eats the cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The virus inserts its genetic information into the host cell. 20. A disease causing microorganism such as fungi, protozoans, parasites, bacteria, and viruses. A) Pathogen. B) Infectious Disease. C) Virus. D) Bacteria. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pathogen. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesScience 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 8Virus And Bacteria Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books