Viruses and Bacteria Review Quiz:
1. Which of these terms refers to the protein coat of a virus?
Capsid Sheath Base plate Tail fiber
2. Which of these terms refers to the ’landing gear’ of the bacterial virus?
Capsids Sheaths Base plates Tail fibers
3. Which is larger? A small bacterial cell or a large virus?
Bacterial cell Virus
4. Which of these terms does NOT refer to a bacterium?
Monera Prokaryote Eukaryote Bacillus
5. Which kingdom does Anabaena belong to?
Protist Monera Fungus Cyanobacteria
6. What is the function of a heterocyst?
Site of food storage Site of photosynthesis Site of nitrogen fixation Site of starch assembly
7. Which of these terms best applies to Gloeocapsa?
Protistean Cyanobacterium Spirillum Fungal
8. Which term refers to rod-shaped bacteria?
Bacillus Coccus Spirillum Vibrium
9. Which term refers to spherical bacteria?
10. Which term refers to twisted or helical bacteria?
11. Which of these organisms was clearly filamentous in appearance?
Oscillatoria Anabaena Gloeocapsa E. coli
12. Which organism reviewed in lab is associated with the human colon (large intestine)?
13. Which term applies to a virus that infects bacterial cells?
Oscillatoria E. coli Bacteriophage Eurypterid
14. Which of these is characteristic of Gloeocapsa?
Spiral body shape Helical body shape Setae between segments Mother cells with walls
15. Which of these is a Cyanobacterium?
Oscillatoria E. coli Bacteriophage Coccus forms
