Bacteria and Viruses Quiz #1

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Biology
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9th Grade
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John Hall
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Which statement is true about viruses?
Viruses can eat and metabolize food.
Viruses can reproduce only using a host cell.
Viruses can reproduce on their own at any time.
Viruses contain DNA, so they are alive.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
One important way to control the spread of viruses in through
the use of vaccines
drinking a lot of tea
the use of other types of bacteria
the use of antibiotics
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Which of these is characteristic of both viruses and bacteria?
They get their energy from their environment.
They can reproduce on their own.
They can form crystals and become dormant.
They contain proteins and nucleic acids.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
A bacterium reproduces asexually by dividing to form two new bacterial cells. What is the name of the process by which bacteria reproduce?
meiosis
mitosis
budding
binary fission
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS3-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Which of the following is a risk of overusing antibiotics to treat infections>
Bacteria may become resistant to antibiotics.
Antibiotics increase the rate of infection.
Antibiotics cause other diseases to develop.
Antibiotics only work once.
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS4-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Bacteria come in which of the following shapes?
rod, cone, spiral
rod, sphere, spiral
rod, sphere, cone
sphere, cone, spiral
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS1-3
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