VIRUSES & BACTERIA

Card Sort
Includes: Card Sort, Recording Page, Interactive Notebook
Activity, Matching Sort, & Teacher Cut and Paste Notes

All Original
Illustrations
Document Table of Contents
Page 3 Viruses and Bacteria The key can be used as a note
Comparison KEY sheet for students to use to
review. This page can be given
to students who were absent
for the card sort activity.

Pages 4 -5 Matching Activity: Printing the table and cards

Full Page on cardstock is a great option
if you want to turn this into a
(Blank Table & Matching Pieces) velcro activity. Or this can be
an activity that your students
cut and glue.

Pages 6 - 7 Matching Activity: This can be used at many

Half Sheet points throughout a unit of
(Blank Table & Matching Pieces) the school year. Two ways to
consider would be as an
*Interactive Notebook Insert *
interactive notebook page or
in a warm-up book.

Pages 8 - 9 Viruses and Bacteria This is the actual card sort

Comparison Card Sort which is intended to be
printed on cardstock and
laminated.

Page 10 Student Recording After completing the card sort,

Sheet: Card Sort students can record their
responses on this sheet to keep
as a reference. The other side of
this worksheet is a great place
to include a writing prompt
comparing bacteria and viruses.

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 VIRUSES
BACTERIA

Is it LIVING? Not Living LIVING

Transmit hereditary Cycling of nutrition in

ROLE information to hosts:

introduce genetic
variation
the environment,
decomposition,
digestion
Inside of the cells of living Do not need a host to
reproduce!
organisms (host) using
REPLICATION one of two methods:
Reproduce sexually
(conjugation) and asexually
lysogenic or lytic cycles (budding and binary fission).

Flu, COVID-19, Lyme Disease,

EXAMPLES AIDS, Polio
Tetanus,
Tuberculosis
Antiviral medications: Antibiotics: used to
Treatment work on stopping the
production of some viral
cure a bacterial
disease by killing the
particles bacterium

Preventive Vaccinations
Washings hands
Use of Antibacterial Products
Cook food thoroughly
Washings hands

Care Cleaning surfaces

Cleaning surfaces

Damages crops; Spoiling food;

Negative Causes illnesses like:
Infections;
Human Impact SARS, MERS, Flu,
Disease; Illness
COVID-19
Cannot reproduce Living because they
Big without a HOST. are not dependent on

Takeaways Cannot be treated

with antibiotics.
a host organism to
replicate.
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 VIRUSES BACTERIA

Is it LIVING?

ROLE
REPLICATION

EXAMPLES

Negative
Human Impact

Preventive
Care

Treatment

Big
Takeaways
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Not Living LIVING
Transmit hereditary Cycling of nutrition in
information to hosts: the environment,
introduce genetic decomposition,
variation digestion

Inside of the cells of living Do not need a host to

organisms (host) using reproduce!
Reproduce sexually
one of two methods:
(conjugation) and asexually
lysogenic or lytic cycles (budding and binary fission).

Lyme Disease,
Flu, COVID-19,
Tetanus,
AIDS, Polio Tuberculosis
Antiviral medications: Antibiotics: used to
work on stopping the cure a bacterial
production of some viral disease by killing the
particles bacterium

Use of Antibacterial Products

Vaccinations Cook food thoroughly
Washings hands Washings hands
Cleaning surfaces
Cleaning surfaces

Damages crops; Spoiling food;

Causes illnesses like:
Infections;
SARS, MERS, Flu,
COVID-19 Disease; Illness

Cannot reproduce Living because they

without a HOST. are not dependent on
Cannot be treated a host organism to
with antibiotics. replicate. © Science Brain Boost
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VIRUSES
BACTERIA

NOT LIVING LIVING

Transmit hereditary Cycling of nutrition
information to in the environment,
hosts: introduce decomposition,
genetic variation digestion

Reproduction: Reproduction:
Inside of the cells of living Do not need a host to
organisms (host) using reproduce!
Reproduce sexually
one of two methods: (conjugation) and asexually
lysogenic or lytic cycles (budding and binary fission).

Examples Examples
Lyme Disease,
Flu, COVID-19,
Tetanus,
AIDS, Polio Tuberculosis
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Negative Human Impact: Negative Human Impact:
Damages crops; Causes Spoiling food;
illnesses like: SARS, MERS, Infections; Disease;
Flu, COVID-19 Illness

Preventive Care: Preventive Care:

Vaccinations Use of Antibacterial Products
Cook food thoroughly
Washings hands Washings hands
Cleaning surface Cleaning surfaces

Treatment: Treatment:
Antiviral medications: work on Antibiotics: used to cure a
stopping the production of bacterial disease by killing the
some viral particles bacterium

Big Takeaways: Big Takeaways:

Cannot reproduce without Living because they are
a HOST. Cannot be treated not dependent on a host
with antibiotics. organism to replicate.

Parts: Parts:
Protein Coat (capsid): protective Three Layers: Capsule (Outer)
Cell Wall (Middle)
coating that surrounds the nucleic
Cell Membrane (Inner)
acid core
Nucleic Acid Core: single or double Nucleoid Region:
stranded RNA or DNA Contains BOTH DNA and RNA

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Name: __________________________________ Recording Sheet

VIRUSES BACTERIA

Is it LIVING?

ROLE
REPLICATION

EXAMPLES

Negative
Human Impact

Preventive
Care

Treatment

Big
Takeaways
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