Virus And Bacteria Quiz 10 (20 MCQs)

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1. Viruses can infect
2. Why is classification important?
3. What does HIV do to a person's body when there are no symptoms for a period of time?
4. I am a single-celled microscopic organism. My cell has no nucleus, and I live down at hydrothermal vents at the bottom of the ocean where there is no oxygen.
5. Which of the following is not a typical shape of a bacterium?
6. A strong, flexible polysaccharide that is found in the cell walls of all fungi and in the exoskeletons of insects and crustaceans.
7. A weakened or inactive version of a pathogen that stimulates the body's production of antibodies which can aid in destroying the pathogen
8. The process by which bacteria use sunlight to produce food.
9. Which of the following levels of classification will have the MOST organisms in their groups.
10. Thrush is also known as
11. If a bacterial shape is described as being "strepto" smart patients know the bacteria is growing in a
12. What is the name of the stretch of DNA where RNA polymerase binds?
13. This is a microscopic prokaryote that does not have a nucleus .....
14. A pathogen .....
15. What type of cells contain a nucleus?
16. Many bacteria protect themselves in harsh conditions by forming tough coverings called
17. Archaea that live in hot areas like a Yellowstone hot spring .....
18. Much of our present-day knowledge in Molecular Genetics has been obtained by using the bacterium E.coli If we were to collect samples of this bacterium where should we look for it?
19. What is the role of operons in prokaryote gene expression?
20. This infectious viral disease has many symptoms, from chills, fever, and aching muscles to coughing and sneezing to nausea and vomiting. The symptoms show up within 2-7 days after the cell is infected. This is an example of?