The Bacteria, Virus or Fungus Quiz

Bacteria are single cells, with a pretty simple internal structure.

Viruses have either RNA or DNA, but lack a complex structure.

Unlike plants that can photosynthesize, fungi need to absorb food from their surroundings.

Viruses can't just replicate on their own, so there's some debate about whether they're considered "life."

We often just call microbes germs, which can encompass all three categories.

Bacteria and archaea are both prokaryotes.

Fungi are eukaryotes, as are all plants and animals.

Recall that viruses aren't cellular.

Virions are the particles that exist outside the host cell.

But wait … we'll see that gets more complex.

Lichens, for instance, contain both algae and fungus.

While we think of most sexually transmitted diseases as viruses, chlamydia is actual bacterial.

Dengue is in the flaviviridae family of viruses.

Viruses are extremely small.

But bacteria, of course, are still extremely small and can only be seen through a microscope.

Robigus was honored to prevent crops from becoming mildewed or diseased.

Both bacteria and fungi break down matter and release important elements into the soil and air.

There are actually quite a few "tooth" fungis.

A genus of bacteria, Wolbachia is an extremely common parasite that often infects insects.

It's a mushroom, and its Latin name translates to "immodest penis." You can guess what it looks like.

As if the phallus impudicus wasn't going to get teased enough, its nickname is also pretty rotten.

Also known as tinea pedis, athlete's foot is caused by a fungal infection.

Although you might think it has symptoms similar to common viruses, TB is bacterial.

Okay, that might be an easy one.

A fungus found in soil, Cryptococcosis infects the lungs when it's breathed in.

Unlike human leukemia, feline leukemia is viral and contagious to other cats.

Ringworm — in both humans and animals — is a fungal infection. (And there is no worm.)

Measles is a viral infection.

Which is why antibiotics are prescribed.

Ticks spread the bacteria Borrelia burgdorfer, which causes Lyme disease.