Virus and Bacteria

Question 1

What protein case encases the genetic material of a virus?

Answer 1

Capsid

Question 2

What is a double stranded genetic material that is contained in some viruses?

Answer 2

DNA

Question 3

What is a single stranded genetic material that is present in some viruses?

Answer 3

RNA

Question 4

What is the pathway in which a virus lies dormant within a cell for a period of time before beginning its reproductive cycle?

Answer 4

Lysogenic cycle

Question 5

What is the cycle of viral replication in which this causes the host cell to burst open? (in a short time)

Answer 5

Lytic cycle

Question 6

What is a virus that can no longer contains it’s genetic material?

Answer 6

Viroids

Question 7

What is a virus that attacks bacteria?

Answer 7

Bacteriophage

Question 8

What is an injection given to produce immunity to a viral/deadly disease?

Answer 8

Vaccine

Question 9

Which cells allow the body to react faster to an infection if it has been exposed to the pathogen more than once?

Answer 9

Antibody

Question 10

What is an Organism that causes disease? (could be virus or bacteria or parasite)

Answer 10

Pathogen

Question 11

Viruses are considered non-living because they cannot ____________ without the help of a host cell …

Answer 11

Reproduce

Question 12

What is a virus with RNA as its genetic material?

Answer 12

Retrovirus

Question 13

Compared to bacteria, viruses are much _____________________ in size

Answer 13

Smaller

Question 14

What is a host cell that has viral genetic material incorporated into it’s DNA?

Answer 14

Prophage

Question 15

What is a type of cell that does not have a nucleus or organelles?

Answer 15

Prokaryote

Question 16

What are the smallest and most common microorganisms?

Answer 16

Bacteria

Question 17

Of the two bacterial kingdoms, which is the kingdom that is more closely related to eukaryotes?

Answer 17

Eubacteria

Question 18

What are the most ancient organisms and live in harsh environments?

Answer 18

Archaebacteria

Question 19

What is a Bacteria cell walls that contain peptidoglycan? (gram positive & it stains this colour)

Answer 19

Purple

Question 20

What gram negative cells stain this colour?

Answer 20

Pink

Question 21

What is Peptidoglycan that can be found in this structure in Eubacteria?

Answer 21

The Cell Wall

Question 22

What part of the cell responsible for controlling what enters and exits the bacterium/cell?

Answer 22

Cell membrane

Question 23

What is some bacterium that are propelled/move with this structure?

Answer 23

Flagella

Question 24

What is a random change in DNA of bacteria?

Answer 24

A Mutation

Question 25

What is a bacteria that can survive with or without oxygen?

Answer 25

Facultative anaerobes

Question 26

Bacteria plays a major role in the “fixation” | What of this gas can form into usable by plants?

Answer 26

Nitrogen

Question 27

What is spiral-shaped bacteria is called?

Answer 27

Spirilla

Question 28

What is Rod-Shaped bacteria is called?

Answer 28

Bacilli

Question 29

What is Spherical bacteria is called?

Answer 29

Cocci

Question 30

What bacteria is used organic chemicals for their energy source and organic compounds for their Carbon Source?

Answer 30

Chemo Heterothroph

Question 31

What bacteria uses light for their energy source and use CO2 for their carbon source?

Answer 31

Photoautotroph

Question 32

What must live in the presence of oxygen to live?

Answer 32

Obligate Aerobes

Question 33

What bacteria must live in the absence of oxygen?

Answer 33

Obligate Anaerobes

Question 34

_____ compounds are used by chemoautotrophs for a source of energy

Answer 34

Inorganic

Question 35

What is the process of producing energy without the use of oxygen? (It’s how alcohol is produced for various drinks)

Answer 35

Fermentation

Question 36

What enables bacteria to exchange genetic information through the production of a cytoplasmic bridge?

Answer 36

Conjugati

Question 37

What small circular piece of DNA is transferred during conjunction?

Answer 37

Plasmid

Question 38

Asexual reproduction of bacteria: what the daughter cells produced are equal in size to ...

Answer 38

Binary Fission

Question 39

What is formed to allow a bacteria to survive in harsh conditions and that can grow and reproduce when conditions become for favourable?

Answer 39

Endospore

Question 40

What is used to treat bacterial infections?

Answer 40

Antibiotics

Question 41

What is the simplest way preventive measure to avoid diseases?

Answer 41

Disinfectant

Question 42

What is something that kills microorganisms that are on the skin or living tissue?

Answer 42

Antiseptic

Question 43

What is best used to kill bacteria on non-living surfaces?

Answer 43

Disinfectant

Question 44

What are bacterial strains/where antibiotics are used too frequently and no longer effective?

Answer 44

Antibiotic Resistance

Question 45

Compared to viruses bacteria are much ______ in size

Answer 45

Larger