Simple
Organisms:
Virus and
Bacteria Quiz
Classifying
Mark an X if the characteristic applies.
Characteristic
Surrounded by a
cell wall
Contains genetic
material
Requires a host
organism to
reproduce
Has a nucleus
Causes infectious
disease
living
Named using
Linnaeus’ system
Viruses
Bacteria
Classifying
Mark an X if the characteristic applies.
Characteristic
Surrounded by a
cell wall
Contains genetic
material
Requires a host
organism to
reproduce
Has a nucleus
Causes infectious
disease
living
Named using
Linnaeus’ system
Viruses
Bacteria
X
Classifying
Mark an X if the characteristic applies.
Characteristic
Viruses
Bacteria
Surrounded by a
cell wall
Contains genetic
material
Requires a host
organism to
reproduce
Has a nucleus
Causes infectious
disease
living
Named using
Linnaeus’ system
X
X
X
Classifying
Mark an X if the characteristic applies.
Characteristic
Viruses
Bacteria
Surrounded by a
cell wall
Contains genetic
material
Requires a host
organism to
reproduce
Has a nucleus
Causes infectious
disease
living
Named using
Linnaeus’ system
X
X
X
X
Classifying
Mark an X if the characteristic applies.
Characteristic
Viruses
Bacteria
Surrounded by a
cell wall
Contains genetic
material
Requires a host
organism to
reproduce
Has a nucleus
Causes infectious
disease
living
Named using
Linnaeus’ system
X
X
X
X
Classifying
Mark an X if the characteristic applies.
Characteristic
Viruses
Bacteria
Surrounded by a
cell wall
Contains genetic
material
Requires a host
organism to
reproduce
X
X
X
X
Has a nucleus
Causes infectious
disease
living
Named using
Linnaeus’ system
X
X
Classifying
Mark an X if the characteristic applies.
Characteristic
Viruses
Bacteria
Surrounded by a
cell wall
Contains genetic
material
Requires a host
organism to
reproduce
X
X
X
X
Has a nucleus
Causes infectious
disease
living
Named using
Linnaeus’ system
X
X
X
Classifying
Mark an X if the characteristic applies.
Characteristic
Viruses
Bacteria
Surrounded by a
cell wall
Contains genetic
material
Requires a host
organism to
reproduce
X
X
X
X
Has a nucleus
Causes infectious
disease
living
Named using
Linnaeus’ system
X
X
X
X
Multiple Choice
The host of the apple mosaic virus is
A. RNA
B. a vaccine
C. The apple
tree
D. the mosaic
virus
Multiple Choice
Which of the following allows bacteria
to move about in their environment?
A. flagellum
B. endospore
C. cytoplasm
D. protein coat
Multiple Choice
Which of the following is largest in
diameter?
A. Escherichia coli bacteria
B. red blood cell
C. Yellow fever virus
D. bacteriophage
Multiple Choice
Two new Staphylococcus epidermidis bacteria have
just been produced. They both have identical
DNA. What type of reproduction has occurred?
A. conjugation
B. budding
C. binary fission
D. sexual reproduction
Multiple Choice
Small structures located in a bacterial
cell’s cytoplasm that produce proteins are
A. flagella
B. ribosomes
C. RNA
D. centrioles
Multiple Choice
When exposed to harsh conditions some
bacteria form a(n)
A. cell wall
B. protein coat
C. flagellum
D. endospore
Multiple Choice
What is the name of the bacterium
pictured?
A. Micrococcus luteus
B. Spirillum volutans
C. Bacillus sphaericus
D. Leptospira interrogans
Multiple Choice
What is the function of a bacterial cell
membrane?
A. protects the cell
B. controls what enters
and leaves the cell
C. blueprint that carries
the code for cell
structure and function
D. produces proteins