Download Student worksheet for Viruses and Bacteria

Student Worksheet—Biology
Strand: Classification and Diversity of Life
Name___________________________ Date__________________ School_________________
Student—please print this worksheet and complete it as you interact with the tutorial. The
completed worksheet should be turned in to your assigned teacher.
Tutorial: Viruses and Bacteria
Site: http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/health_advice/facts/virusbacteria.htm
1. Viruses cannot multiply on their own. What do viruses do in order to multiply?
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2. Viruses are made of ____________________that is surrounded by ________________.
3. Why are the cells of the mucous membranes, such as those lining the respiratory passages
that we breathe through, open to virus attacks? __________________________________
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4. Where does bacteria exist? _________________________________________________
5. Bacteria have the power to divide. How does this make them different from viruses?
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6. How do doctors group bacteria?______________________________________________
7. Most bacteria are __________________________. Some can be useful.
8. How do bacteria cause disease? A. ________________________________________
B. _________________________________________________________________
9. Name four ways viral and bacterial infections can be spread.
A. _____________________________________________________________
B. _____________________________________________________________
C. _____________________________________________________________
D. _____________________________________________________________
10. How does the doctor treat bacterial infections?_______________________________
11. Explain how viral infections are treated? ____________________________________
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