What is the distinction between bacteria and viruses?
a. Bacteria, composed only of DNA/RNA plus a protein coat, require a host so that the bacteria can grow and divide; viruses are single-celled microorganisms that do not require a host to grow and divide.
b. Bacteria are single-celled microorganisms that do not require a host to grow and divide; viruses, composed only of DNA/RNA plus a protein coat, require a host so that the virus can grow and divide
c. Both bacteria and viruses require a host so that they can grow and divide, but only viruses are composed of DNA/RNA and contain a protein coat.
d. Both bacteria and viruses are single-celled microorganisms that do not require a host to grow and divide, but only viruses are composed of DNA/RNA and contain a protein coat
Question 2
____ has the highest sexually transmitted infection rate in the industrialized world.
a. Denmark c. The U.S.
b. Brazil d. Canada
Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria.
Structural comparison of the genome components of eukaryotes, prokaryotes, and viruses
Machanism of DNA uptake by bacteria
bacteria
Bacteria Diagram
Viruses must infect a host cell to grow and reproduce