Everyday Science – Virus and Bacteria

Which is regarded as a link between the living and the non-living ?

To which group of organisms do viruses belong ?

Which one of the following is a viral disease transmitted to man by the bite rabid animals particularly dogs?

Jaundice is caused by a/an.

Measles is caused by.

Smallpox is caused by.

What is responsible for diphtheria and influenza ?

The disease that is caused by viral infection is.

The polio virus enters the body through.

The virus that infects bacterium is.

Consider the following statements and select your answer from the choices that follow.
i.The patient,s nerves are damaged by polio
ii.Tetanus is caused by virus

All of the following diseases are caused by virus except.

AIDS is caused by the organisms which are.

The two diseases that most often kill AIDS victims are.
1. Kaposi,s sarcoma 2. Lymphangioma
3.Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia 4.Systemic Lupus erythromatosus

Much of our present-day knowledge in Molecular Genetics has been obtained by using the bacterium E.coli If we were to collect samples of this bacterium where should we look for it ?

Which of the following plant diseases is caused by a virus ?

The scientists in list I were awarded Nobel Prize for their outstanding discoveries given in list II.Match the discoveries with the scientists and select the correct answer given below the list.
List (I)
(A) H.Krebs
(B) M.Mitchell
(C) W.M Stanley
(D) M.Calvin
List (II)
(I) Chemiosmotic hypotheses
(II) Crystallization hypotheses
(III) Citric Acid Cycle
(IV)

C₃

Cycle

Which of the following diseases is not caused by virus ?

The necrotic ring spot disease of stone fruits (cherry,peach ,plum,etc.)is caused by.

A bacterium divides every minute and takes an hour to fill a cup,How much time will it take to fill half the cup ?

Bacterial action changes dead leaves into.

The nucleus is absent in.

Which of the following is a bacterial disease ?

The leaf blight of paddy is caused by.

What is the bacterial disease in lime fruits ?

What is the role played by non-pathogenic bacteria?

Which of the following plant diseases is caused by bacteria ?

Which of the following plant diseases is not a bacterial disease ?

The dreaded human disease,Syphilis,is caused by.

Pneumonia is a bacterial disease caused by the type of bacteria called.

Whooping cough is caused by.

Match the following.
List (I) List(II)
(I)Tuberculosis (A) Mycobacterium
(II)Typhoid (B) Yersinia pestis
(III)Cholera (C) Streptococcus
(IV)Plague (D) Salmonella type
(E) Vibrio cholerae

An anaerobic species of the bacterium Clostridium causes a very serious disease in human population. Which of the following diseases is it ?