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Grade 10 Microbiology
What percentage of American kids have pinworms?
  1. 15
  2. 75
  3. 85
  4. 25
  5. 50
Grade 10 Microbiology
The cycle of a viral infection, reproduction and cell destruction is called the                .
Grade 10 Microbiology
A               vaccination               is an inoculation that causes the immune system to build up resistance to a disease.
Grade 10 Microbiology
The following steps may be used to prove that certain bacteria cause a disease. Place the steps in the correct order to show how you would conduct this experiment:
A. Laboratory grown bacteria are injected into the second host and must cause the same disease as in the first host
B. Bacteria are taken from the first host and grown in the laboratory
C. Bacteria are removed from the second host and must be identified as the same as those found in the first host
D. Bacteria are found in a living host

Order:              d, b, a, c             
Grade 10 Microbiology
Viruses reproduce by infecting cells.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 10 Microbiology
Bacteria use a structure called a             flagellum             for locomotion.
Grade 10 Microbiology
Viruses are small protein covered particles filled with                genetic info               .
Grade 10 Microbiology
Number the following steps in order which they occur.

Sticky ends of the two kinds of DNA bind together. Resulting in recombinant plasmid     2     

Each time that the recombinant bacteria divide, the recombinant plasmids are cloned many times.     4     

Two sets of DNA are cut with the same kind of restriction enzyme.     1     

The recombinant plasmids are taken up by bacterial cells (hosts).     3     

When the bacteria are exposed to an antibiotic, only those cells that have the new plasmids will live.     5     
Grade 10 Microbiology
Not all bacteria are cause disease. In fact, most bacteria do not impact humans in any way. What are some examples of how bacteria are useful to humans?
Grade 10 Microbiology
Describe the lytic and lysogenic cycles of a virus. (You may give a written description or draw and label a diagram with short explanations of what is happening).
Grade 10 Microbiology
You are asked to decide if a virus is or is not living. List two living and two non-living traits of viruses:
Grade 10 Microbiology
Describe the major characteristics of a virus and explain why it is usually not classified as an organism.
Grade 10 Microbiology
Lyme disease is caused by what shape of bacteria?            spirilla           
Grade 10 Microbiology
Strep throat is caused by this type of bacterium.                streptococci               
Grade 10 Microbiology
How does a virus replicate itself using the lysogenic cycle?
Grade 10 Microbiology
Can bacteria synthesize oxygen?
Grade 10 Microbiology
Lung Cancer is the          second          most common cancer.
Grade 10 Microbiology
How does a virus replicate itself by using the lytic cycle?
Grade 10 Microbiology
The protein coat or capsid of a viruses encloses its                    genetic material                   .
Grade 10 Microbiology

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The tail fibers of a virus are attached to the base plate, which is identified by the number      4      in the diagram.
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