WebSearch Worksheet

1. Viruses exist for only one purpose: to _______________.

2. Bacteria reproduce by ___________________________.

3. Incoming bacteria and/or viruses can be trapped by mucous in your _________, _____________, and ______________.

4. Viruses that affect only certain organisms are said to be _______________ for those organisms.

5. The three main shapes of bacteria are ______________, ________________, and __________________.

6. Under perfect conditions, one bacterium can become _________________ in ten hours.

7. E. Coli rotates its flagella ______________________ to move forward.

8. List 3 difference between viruses and bacteria.

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9. If a bacterium undergoes sexual reproduction, it transfers part of its DNA to another bacterium through a thread-like structures called a ______________.

10. A T4 bacteriophage virus has __________ legs.