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Bio 4C/D - Viruses and Bacteria (Chapter 21)

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

A structure in some bacteria that is resistant to adverse environmental factors is a(n) _____.
a.
coccus
c.
prophage
b.
autotroph
d.
endospore
 

 2. 

The name streptococcus tells you that the bacteria are arranged as _____.
a.
groups of spirals
c.
long chains of round cells
b.
chains of rods
d.
pairs of round cells
 

 3. 

Cyanobacteria are _____.
a.
salt-loving archaebacteria
c.
photosynthetic autotrophs
b.
chemosynthetic autotrophs
d.
eubacterial heterotrophs
 

 4. 

Viruses are _____.
a.
consumers
c.
decomposers
b.
producers
d.
parasites
 

 5. 

Penicillin kills bacteria by _____.
a.
consuming them
b.
causing holes to develop in their cell walls
c.
imprisoning them
d.
depriving them of nutrients
 

 6. 

A(n) _____ is a virus that infects a bacterial cell.
a.
decomposer
c.
bacteriophage
b.
endospore
d.
plasmid
 

 7. 

Which of the bacteria is the cause of tooth decay?
a.
staphylococci
c.
Treponema pallidum
b.
rickettsia
d.
streptococcus
 

 8. 

Bacteria are used in _____.
a.
the medical industry
c.
farming
b.
the food industry
d.
all of these
 

 9. 

Viruses are found in _____.
a.
air
c.
soil
b.
water
d.
all of these
 

 10. 

Which of the following is NOT an evolutionary adaptation in bacteria?
a.
They have a high rate of mutation.
b.
They reproduce rapidly.
c.
They can utilize substances harmful to other organisms.
d.
They cannot exist under adverse conditions.
 



 
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