Name______________________________

Pd______

Date_____________________

Virus and Bacteria Worksheet

VIRUSES:
1. ________________________ Do viruses belong to a kingdom?
2. ________________________ What is the structural level of a virus? (what does it NOT
look like)
3. ________________________ A virus is made of ____ and ____
&
________________________
4. ________________________ What do viruses have to support the idea that they are
living?
5. ________________________ Viruses that contain RNA are called:
________________________ Give an example:
6. ________________________ Name of virus that attack bacteria?
7. ________________________ Made up of only protein only; cause of Mad Cow
disease

Match the letter in the diagram (right) with the best statement:
8. ________ Virus nucleic acid is injected into host cell.

9. ________ The virus nucleic acid is copied.

10.

________ The host cell explodes, releasing more

viruses.
C

11.

________ The virus attaches itself to the host cell.

12.

________ Cell reproduces more viruses.

BACTERIA:

13.

_______________________ Kingdom of true bacteria

14.

_______________________ Cell walls of bacteria lack _______.

15.

_______________________ Two ways bacteria cause illness:

_______________________
16.

_______________________ What is the structural level of bacteria?

17.
_______________________ A symbiotic relationship exists between ___ and___
in humans.
_______________________

18.

_______________________ Kingdom of the ancient bacteria

19.
_______________________ Where do the bacteria listed in question 6 live?
Vocabulary Viruses and Bacteria
20.
________________________ Organism that depends entirely upon another
living organism for its
existence in such a way that it harms that organism
21.
________________________ Causes disease
22.

________________________ Disease producing agent

23.

________________________ Composed of one cell

24.

________________________ Cells that lack a distinct nucleus

25.
________________________ Breaks down dead matter to recycle nutrients into
ecosystem
26.
________________________ Relationship between 2 organisms where one or
both organisms
benefit
Matching: Identify as either Virus or Bacteria
27.

_________ flu

42.

_________ Parasites

28.

_________ Bad breath

43.

_________ Ebola

29.

_________ Yogurt

44.

_________ Has a cell wall

30.

_________ Common cold

45.

_________ Polio

31.

_________ AIDS

46.

_________ HIV

32.

_________ Strep throat

47.

_________ Decomposers

33.

_________ E. coli
48.

_________

49.

_________

50.

_________

34.
_________ DNA
recombinant
35.

_________ Digests oil

36.

_________ Warts

37.

_________ Anthrax

38.

_________ Rabies

39.

_________ Smallpox

40.

_________ Non-cellular

41.

_________ Unicellular