Viruses and Bacteria: Grade 6 Science
Explore the characteristics, differences, and impacts of viruses and bacteria on living organisms with this Grade 6 science worksheet.
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Viruses and Bacteria
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Good luck!
1. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of bacteria?
Living organisms
Can reproduce on their own
Require a host cell to reproduce
Single-celled organisms
2. Which of these can be treated with antibiotics?
Common cold
Flu
Strep throat
Chickenpox
1. Viruses are generally much larger than bacteria.
True
False
2. Some bacteria are beneficial to humans.
True
False
1. Viruses are made of genetic material (DNA or RNA) surrounded by a protein .
2. Bacteria reproduce asexually through a process called binary .
3. A substance that can prevent or slow the growth of bacteria is called an .
1. Explain one major difference between how viruses and bacteria reproduce.
2. Based on the diagram above, list two parts of a bacterial cell.
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