15 questions
The single deadliest entity on Earth is the ______________.
bacteria
bacteriophage
antibiotic
The head of the bacteriophage sits on a long ____________.
DNA
tail fibers
tail
There are more bacteriophages on Earth than any other organism combined
True
False
A vaccine triggers your body to produce _____________ which help fight infections.
antibiotics
antibodies
antigens
Antibiotics only work against what organisms ?
viruses
bacteria
prions
What disease was brought to the New World and killed over 3,000,000 Aztecs?
smallpox
influenza
staph infection
Viruses can affect which types of organisms? SELECT ALL
plants
animals
bacteria
bricks
Influenza is caused by a ___________________.
virus
bacteria
prion
When a virus enters a cell and it immediately makes copies of itself this is called _______________________________.
remediation
replica
replication
If a virus only passes its genetic material to the cell without making copies of itself this means the virus is _____________.
active
latent
sleeping
As a virus changes over time, it can affect different systems within the organism. This change of the virus is called a _______________.
mutation
melanin
metaphysics
___________________________ develops when a mother passes antibodies to her unborn baby.
natural immunity
codependency
natural selection
______________________________ doses of the flu vaccine in the United States has been given (October 2019).
16 Million
6 Million
116 Million
The organization in the United States that tracks diseases and vaccinations is called the
CFC -- Combined Federal Campaign
CDC -- Center for Disease Control and Prevention
NACDP -- National Association for Control of Disease & Prevention
Up to what percentage (%) of bacteria are killed by bacteriophages every day.
40%
35%
43%