Bacterial and Viral Quiz

Mrs. Catalano

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  1. A certain virus causes a disease of the digestive system. What is the most likely source of this virus?
  2. Your answer:
    Water
    Insects
    Air
    Soil


  3. An important difference between viruses and living cells is that viruses--
  4. Your answer:
    cannot mutate but cells can
    need an energy source but cells do not
    cannot reproduce outside of cells
    contain more nuclei than cells


  5. What structure is common to all five kingdoms of living organisms?
  6. Your answer:
    DNA
    Nucleus
    Cell wall
    Mitochondria


  7. Long ago, people thought that the smallpox virus could be carried through the air. For this reason, many people moved from crowded cities to the more open country during smallpox epidemics, carrying with them family members who had the virus but had not yet contracted the disease. When the pox erupted on these family members, other members living in the home soon contracted the disease too. Which of these was then discovered to be the means of transmission?
  8. Your answer:
    Directly contacting a person with smallpox
    Being bitten by mosquitos that carry the virus
    Eating food that contains the virus
    Drinking water from local wells


  9. Bacteria and viral particles often engage in a symbiotic relationship with other organisms in which one benefits while one organism is harmed. What is this relationship called?
  10. Your answer:
    commensalism
    antagonism
    parasitism
    mutualism



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