Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Viruses a. | are cellular organisms. | b. | reproduce only
in living cells. | c. | have nuclei and organelles. | d. | are surrounded
by a polysaccharide coat. | | |
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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
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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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Refer
to the illustration above. Which structure represents RNA? a. | structure
B | c. | structure
D | b. | structure
C | d. | structure
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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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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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viruses : host cells:: a. | photosynthetic bacteria : chemosynthetic
bacteria | b. | bacteria : viruses | c. | antibiotics :
bacteria | d. | cyanobacteria : chlorophyll | | |
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It is
important to distinguish between Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria in diagnosing a bacterial
infection because a. | Gram-negative
and Gram-positive bacteria differ in their response to different
antibiotics. | b. | Gram-positive bacteria never cause fatal
diseases. | c. | Gram-positive bacteria destroy antibiotics, preventing them
from working. | d. | Gram-positive bacteria do not respond to many
antibiotics. | | |
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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. Which of the diagrams has a shape like the Bacillus bacterial
genus? a. | Organism
A | c. | Organism
C | b. | Organism
B | d. | None of the
above | | | | |
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Refer
to the illustration above. The shape represented by Organism A applies to the bacterial
genus a. | Streptococcus, which causes strep throat. | b. | Leptospira, which can cause urinary tract infections in
humans. | c. | Bacillus, which produces
antibiotics. | d. | Penicillium, which produces
penicillin. | | |
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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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photosynthetic bacteria : sunlight:: a. | chemotrophic
bacteria : dead organisms | b. | chemoautotrophic bacteria : inorganic
molecules | c. | photosynthesis : nitrification | d. | heterotrophic
bacteria : photosynthesis | | |
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Nitrogen-fixing bacteria a. | repair nitrogen-damaged legume roots. | b. | damage the
environment by using atmospheric oxygen to produce toxic nitrogen
compounds. | c. | convert atmospheric nitrogen into
ammonia. | d. | convert ammonia in the soil into nitrogen
gas. | | |
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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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Antibiotics are ineffective against viral infections because a. | viruses are
protected inside their host cells. | b. | viruses have enzymes that inactivate the
antibiotics. | c. | antibiotics interfere with metabolic processes that viruses do
not perform. | d. | viral protein coats block the antibiotics from entering the
virus. | | |
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Cholera is usually transmitted by a. | insects. | c. | contaminated water. | b. | sexual
contact. | d. | airborne water
droplets. | | | | |
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