Bacteriophages and Antibiotic Resistance Quiz 1

1. What are bacteriophages?

A. Bacteria that cause infections
B. Viruses that infect bacteria
C. Antibiotics used to treat viral infections

2. Which of the following is true about bacteriophages?

A. They are larger than bacteria
B. They can only infect animal cells
C. They specifically infect bacteria

3. Antibiotic resistance occurs when:

A. Bacteria become weaker and less harmful
B. Bacteria are killed by antibiotics
C. Bacteria evolve and become resistant to antibiotics

4. Which of the following is a characteristic of bacteriophages?

A. They have a lipid bilayer envelope
B. They replicate using the host's ribosomes
C. They have a specific host range

5. What is the primary role of bacteriophages in nature?

A. To cause diseases in humans
B. To maintain the balance of bacterial populations
C. To produce antibiotics

8. Bacteriophages can be used as an alternative to antibiotics to treat bacterial infections. This therapy is called __________.

9. How do bacteriophages kill bacteria?

A. By attacking the bacterial cell wall
B. By inhibiting bacterial protein synthesis
C. By disrupting the bacterial DNA

10. What is the term for a bacteriophage that can integrate its DNA into the bacterial genome?

A. Transposon
B. Prophage
C. Retrovirus

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