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Antibiotics can cure...
viruses
bacteria
viruses or bacteria
anything
Bacteria reproduce when each cell divides into
two identical cells
two different cells
five identical cells
five different cells
Which of the following is true for both bacteria and viruses?
both contain genetic material
can be killed using antibiotics
have a cell membrane
have a protein coat
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.
Are single-cell organisms
Viruses
Bacteria
Both viruses and bacteria
Contain genetic information in the form of DNA or RNA
Viruses
Bacteria
Both viruses and bacteria
Are considered to be living organisms
Viruses
Bacteria
Both viruses and bacteria
What is a host?
An organism that eats another organism
An organism or a cell that the virus needs to reproduce in
Something that causes harm to the cell
The person that greats you at a resturant
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
Are larger in size
Viruses
Bacteria
Both viruses and bacteria
Are single-cell organisms
Viruses
Bacteria
Both viruses and bacteria
Contain genetic information in the form of DNA or RNA
Viruses
Bacteria
Both viruses and bacteria
Cause disease
Viruses
Bacteria
Both viruses and bacteria
Come in a variety of shapes and sizes
Viruses
Bacteria
Both viruses and bacteria
Contain a nucleoid region made up of DNA
Viruses
Bacteria
Both viruses and bacteria
Are considered to be living organisms
Viruses
Bacteria
Both viruses and bacteria
Does not contain a nucleus or membrane-bound organelles
Viruses
Bacteria
Both viruses and bacteria
Classify the pathogen
Virus
Bacteria
Both virus and bacteria
Classify the pathogen
Virus
Bacteria
Both virus and bacteria
Classify the pathogen
Virus
Bacteria
Both virus and bacteria
Classify the pathogen
Virus
Bacteria
Both virus and bacteria
Viruses are surrounded by a protein coat known as a
Capsid
Capsule
Enzyme
Nucleotide
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
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
Bacteria come in which of the following shapes?
rod, cone, spiral
rod, sphere, spiral
rod, sphere, cone
sphere, cone, spiral
Which viral life cycle kills its host cell by lysing (bursting)?
Lysogenic Cycle
Lytic Cycle
Binary Fission
Conjugation
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.
Which viral cycle takes the longest to show symptoms?
Lysogenic
Lytic
As a virus changes over time, it can affect different systems within the organism. This change of the virus is called a _______________.
mutation
melanin
metaphysics
Theory that states that microscopic organisms named germs can cause disease in the human body.
The big bang Theory
Spontaneous Generation Theory
Germ theory of disease
The Pasteur Theory
Who continue with Redi´s task of disproving the spontaneous generation theory by doing an experiment with curved neck in a bottle with a nutrient rich solution?
Robert Koch
Francisco Redi
Louis Pasteur
Antoine Vaan Levonhouke
What actually caused cholera?
Dirty streets
Overcrowding
Contaminated water
Poor living conditions
Recognized microbes (also known as germs) can cause infectious disease. Infectious disease can be spread by the spread of microbes.
Pasteur
Lister
Nightingale
Hooke
Discovered specific microbes cause specific disease
Koch
Hooke
Nightingale
Lister
Who discovered the steps to prove that a disease is caused by a microorganism?
Avery
Watson and Crick
Koch
Meischer
a long, whip-like structure that helps a cell to move.
pasteurization
bacteria
flagellum
endospore
When a person receives a vaccine for a disease, his or her body -
begins to fight the infections caused by the pathogens
begins to produce antibodies against the specific pathogen
receives antibodies against the specific pathogen
watches the Friends series all the way through
Which widely accepted theory began to rise doubts as the existence of microorganism became to our knowledge.
The spontaneous combustion theory
The spontaneous generation theory
The spontaneous gravitational theory
The spontaneous mechanical theory
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