THE BRITISH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

A LEVEL - BIOLOGY CLASS TEST - UNIT 4

NAME: TOTAL = 50 MARKS

DATE:

1. label the given parts below on the structure of the virus. (5m)
a. Capsomere.

b. Capsid.

c. Nucleic acid.

d. Receptors.

e. Envelope.

2. The table below refers to some of the stages involved in Gram staining and the
appearance of Gram negative and Gram positive bacteria after each stage. Complete
the table by writing the most appropriate word or words in the empty boxes.
(6m)
3.

Explain the experiment given above.

(5m)

4. What are the 4 shapes of bacteria and the specific name of each?

5. REPRODUCTION: (4m)
1. Bacteria reproduce ______________ by a process called ___________ _________.
2. Bacteria reproduce every __________ minutes.
In ten hours, 1 bacterium can become ______________ bacteria.

6. Describe 3 beneficial (helpful) ways bacteria are needed: (6 m)

7. What is a pathogen? (2 m)

8. Name 4 diseases caused by bacterial infections ( 4m )

9. Write any two functions of the given bacterial structures. (6m )

a. Capsule.
b. Cell wall
c. Mesosomes.

10. Explain the lysogenic pathway of the virus life cycle. ( 5m )

11. Suggest two reasons for the arguments that. (4m)

a. viruses are living organisms.
b. viruses are not living organisms.

12. What is transduction? ( 3m )