Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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The
study of viruses is a part of biology because a. | they belong to the kingdom
Monera. | c. | they are living
organisms. | b. | they are about to become
extinct. | d. | they are active
inside living cells. | | | | |
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The
tobacco mosaic virus a. | is able to be crystallized. | c. | is smaller than a bacterium. | b. | causes disease
in tobacco plants. | d. | All of the
above | | | | |
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A
viral disease that causes painful swelling of a salivary gland is a. | mumps. | c. | polio. | b. | AIDS. | d. | measles. | | | | |
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Viruses are a. | photosynthetic. | c. | parasitic. | b. | chemosynthetic. | d. | All of the
above | | | | |
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A
typical virus consists of a. | a protein coat and a cytoplasm core. | b. | a carbohydrate
coat and a nucleic acid core. | c. | a protein coat and a nucleic acid
core. | d. | a polysaccharide coat and a nucleic acid
core. | | |
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Biologists now know that viruses a. | are the smallest organisms. | b. | consist of a
protein surrounded by a nucleic acid coat. | c. | contain RNA or DNA in a protein coat. | d. | all form the
same crystalline shape. | | |
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A
membranous envelope surrounding some viruses may be composed of a. | lipids. | c. | glycoproteins. | b. | proteins. | d. | All of the above | | | | |
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The
capsid of a virus is the a. | protective outer coat. | c. | nucleus. | b. | cell
membrane. | d. | cell wall and
membrane complex. | | | | |
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All
viruses have a. | cytoplasm. | c. | mitochondria. | b. | ribosomes. | d. | None of the above | | | | |
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An
animal virus enters its host cell by a. | being injected into the cell. | b. | penetrating a
rip in the cell wall. | c. | punching a hole in the cell membrane. | d. | endocytosis
across the cell membrane. | | |
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The
cycle of viral infection, replication, and cell destruction is called the a. | lysogenic
cycle. | c. | lytic
cycle. | b. | metabolic cycle. | d. | None of the above | | | | |
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A
pathogen is an agent that is a. | beneficial to humans. | c. | harmful to living organisms. | b. | harmful only to
plants. | d. | nearly
extinct. | | | | |
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The
chromosomes of bacteria a. | contain numerous types of organelles. | b. | are divided into
compartments. | c. | vary in number, depending on the species of
bacteria. | d. | contain a single circular piece of
DNA. | | |
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Structures found in eukaryotic cells but not in a bacterial cells
are a. | nuclei. | c. | membrane-bound
organelles. | b. | linear chromosomes. | d. | All of the above | | | | |
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Refer
to the illustration above. The shape represented by Organism C is called a. | coccus. | c. | bacillus. | b. | spirillum. | d. | filamentous. | | | | |
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Which
of the following might be found in the cytoplasm of a bacterial cell? a. | chloroplasts | c. | mitochondria | b. | Golgi bodies | d. | None of the above | | | | |
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Bacterial endospores a. | occur where there is plenty of available
food. | b. | allow certain species to survive harsh environmental
conditions. | c. | are similar to human tumors. | d. | can cause growth
abnormalities in plants. | | |
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Bacteria can be classified according to their a. | type of cell
walls. | c. | Gram-staining
characteristics. | b. | methods of obtaining energy. | d. | All of the above | | | | |
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Bacterial cells such as Escherichia coli transfer pieces of genetic material in
a process called a. | binary
fission. | c. | conjugation. | b. | mitosis. | d. | sexual reproduction. | | | | |
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Escherichia coli is an example of a bacterium that has short, thin, hairlike
projections called a. | pili. | c. | cocci. | b. | cilia. | d. | ribosomes. | | | | |
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Bacteria that cause botulism may survive in canned food for a long time
because a. | the can was left
open. | b. | some cans may contain viruses that protect the
bacteria. | c. | the bacteria may form endospores. | d. | sterilized cans
do not have enough oxygen to harm the bacteria. | | |
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Antibiotics a. | include penicillin, tetracycline, and
streptomycin. | b. | may prevent bacteria from making new cell
walls. | c. | are effective treatments for bacterial
diseases. | d. | All of the above | | |
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A
bacterial disease carried from rodents to humans by fleas is a. | tuberculosis. | c. | cholera. | b. | bubonic plague. | d. | Lyme disease. | | | | |
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Lyme
disease : ticks:: a. | tuberculosis :
food and feces | c. | typhus :
lice | b. | cholera : human
tubercles | d. | bubonic plague :
fleas | | | | |
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25.
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Mining companies harvest copper or uranium by using a. | photosynthetic
bacteria. | c. | cyanobacteria. | b. | heterotrophic bacteria. | d. | chemoautotrophic bacteria. | | | | |
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