Chapter 4 Virus, Bacteria and Cyanobacteria

(As are the virus and bacteria enemies of your body so are the ignorance and senseless songs enemies of your soul)

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1. Bacteria are heterotrophes: a) true b) false 2. Viruses are: a) parasites c) temperate parasites b) obligate parasites d) autotrophes

3. The word virus is derived from a Latin word viron which means: a) bad air b) vital c) disease causing d) poison 4. All the microorganisms except bacteria and cyanobacteria are eukaryotes: a) true b) false 5. ______discovered tobacco mosaic virus (TMV): a) Iwanosky b) Stanely c) Leuwenhoek d) Robert Hook e) N.O.T 6. Bacteria were discovered by: a) Iwanosky b) Stanely c) Leuwenhoek d) Robert Hook e) N.O.T 7. Cyanobacteria were discovered by: a) Iwanosky b) Stanely c) Leuwenhoek d) Robert Hook e) N.O.T 8. All viruses cause damage to their host: a) true b) false

Biology MCQs:

Dr. Sajid Ali Talpur

Questions 9 - 22 Select from the terms below: A) Virus B) Bacteria C) Cyanobacteria D) Both b & c E) N.O.T 9. They are prokaryotes 10. They are eukaryotes 11. They are neither prokaryotes nor eukaryotes 12. They are neither living nor non-living 13. The smallest of these is 14. The smallest organism is 15. The smallest eukaryote is 16. The possess cell wall 17. They contain chlorophyll 18. They are autotrophes 19. AIDS is caused by 20. Tuberculosis (T.B) is caused by 21. Hepatitis is caused by: 22. Dengue is caused by

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23. Viruses are composed of: a) prokaryotic cell b) nucleic acid + phospholipids c) phospholipid + proteins d) neucleic acid + protein 24. Cell membrane is composed of: a) prokaryotic cell b) nucleic acid + phospholipids c) phospholipid + proteins d) neucleic acid + protein 25. 1nm =? a) 10-6m c) 10-9m b) 106m d) 109m

26. The complex viruses have 2000 genes a) true b) false 27. The average range size of virus is: a) 10-100nm b) 20-250nm c) 20mm d) 1-10mm 28. Bacteria are found every where on earth: a) true b) false 29. Virus can not live outside the non-living body a) true b) false 30. Bacilli are round or spherical shaped bacteria a) true b) false

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31. Straight chain cocci are called staphylococci. a) true b) false 32. The autotrophic bacteria contain chloroplast a) true b) false 33. Nitrogen fixation in cyanobacteria occurs in heterocyst: a) true b) false 34. The protein subunits in the capsid of virus are called: a) capsule b) capsomeres c) genome d) capsers 35. Virus capsid contains: a) DNA b) RNA c) DNA & RNA d) DNA or RNA Answer Key 1 4 7 10 13 16 19 22 25 28 31 34 B B E E A D A A C A B B 2 5 8 11 14 17 20 23 26 29 32 35 5 B B B A B C B D B B B D 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 D C D A E C A C B B A

Biology MCQs:

Dr. Sajid Ali Talpur

Biology MCQs:

Dr. Sajid Ali Talpur