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Science
5th -
7thgrade
Immune System and Infectious Agents: Viruses and Bacteria
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- 1. Multiple Choice
Are considered to be living organisms
Fungi
Bacteria
Both fungi and bacteria
Neither fungi nor bacteria
- 2. Multiple Choice
Have no nucleus
Fungi
Bacteria
Both bacteria and fungi
Neither bacteria nor fungi
- 3. Multiple Choice
Tetanus is a ___________ disease cause by an infection of prokaryotic pathogens in the nervous system.
Fungal
Bacterial
Genetic
Normal
- 4. Multiple Choice
Antibiotics are drugs that fight bacteria but are useless against other infectious agents. You want to use antibiotics against:
pathogens that do not have a nucelous.
pathogens that have a nucleus.
any pathogens.
pathogens that cause itching.
- 5. Multiple Choice
Effective ways of preventing bacterial infections include:
Washing your hands.
Avoiding contaminated water.
Clean and disinfect cuts and wounds.
Eating food that has been on the floor.
- 6. Multiple Choice
Fungi can be found in:
Your skin
Moist, wet places
Animal feces
Spores in the air
- 7. Multiple Choice
Like all other body systems, the immune system helps the body maintain homeostasis. Which statement best describes how the immune system does this?
it protects other organs and tissues from infection and disease
it breaks down food to provide cells with nutrients
it gathers information through the senses and controls all other body systems
it transports oxygen and carbon dioxide
- 8. Multiple Choice
What is a synonym for infectious agents that make people sick?
diseases
bacteria
vaccines
pathogens
- 9. Multiple Choice
When an infectious agent attacks one organ system other organ systems are not affected.
True
False
- 10. Multiple Choice
Check all the sentences which are true
All fungi are harmful.
Most fungi are harmless or helpful, only some are infectious.
All bacteria are harmful.
Most bacteria are harmless or helpful, only some are infectious.
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