NameClass Date

6th. Grade. Topic 7 Lesson 3.

Viruses, Bacteria, Protists, and Fungi
Lesson 3 Quiz B

Write the letters of the correct answers on the lines at left.

______ 1. Termites get almost all their energy from eating wood and dead plants.
Although termites rely on wood for food, they cannot digest it on their
own. Instead, termites rely on protists called Trichonymphs. These
organisms live in their intestines and convert wood particles into food.
Even though termites are animals and Trichonymphs are protists, what
do both organisms have in common?
A. Both are eukaryotic.
B. Both have cells with cell walls.
C. Both are autotrophs.
D. Both have a parasitic lifestyle.

______ 2. Bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protists have a bad reputation. People
focus on the diseases they cause, the food they rot, and the bad odors
they create, even though most types cause no harm to living things.
One type is an exception. It is non-living and can only reproduce by
hurting its host. Which one of these groups is a non-living agent of
disease?
A. bacteria
B. viruses
C. fungi
D. protists

3. Many species of mushroom look similar. One way to identify mushrooms is by their
spore print. Mushroom hunters set the cap from a mature mushroom on a piece of
paper or aluminum foil. Over the next few hours, spores fall out of the mushroom,
making a spore print like the ones pictured. Both the color and the pattern of the
spore print help to identify the species of mushroom.

Choose one word from the first column and one word from the second column that
correctly complete the sentence.

virus defense
bacteria reproduction
protists homeostasis
fungi waste elimination

Mushrooms are _____________________ that use spores for ____________________.

Lesson 3 Quiz B
Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
 NameClass Date

Write an answer for the following question in the space provided.

4. A strategy for fighting bacterial infections uses viruses. Viruses that infect bacteria are
called bacteriophages. Phage comes from the Greek word for “eater.” Explain why it
is not accurate to call a virus that kills bacteria a “bacteria eater.” What happens when
a virus attacks a cell?

Lesson 3 Quiz B
Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.