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- 1. Multiple Choice
This is an illness that prevents the body from working normally.
disease
vaccine
amoeba
antibody
- 2. Multiple Choice
These are signs of a disease such as coughing or fever.
symptoms
pathogens
vaccines
antibodies
- 3. Multiple Choice
These diseases are contagious and spread from person to person.
non-communicable
susceptible
communicable
adaptable
- 4. Multiple Choice
Disease causing germs such as viruses and bacteria are also known as...
antibodies
proteins
hosts
pathogens
- 5. Multiple ChoiceA doctor would most likely prescribe an antibiotic to treat what type of pathogen?FungiHelminthVirusBacteria
- 6. Multiple ChoiceMosquitoes and Ticks are examples of organisms that can spread disease. These types of organisms are refereed to as?VectorsFungiPathogens
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThe __________ period is how long the disease can spread from one person to another.SicknessBed restContagious
- 8. Multiple ChoiceCancer, Hypertension, and Asthma are examples of what types of disease?Non-communicableCommunicable
- 9. Multiple ChoiceAthlete's foot is an example of this pathogenBacteriaVirusFungusProtozoan
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which pathogen is non-living?
Virus
Bacteria
Fungi
Parasite/Protist
They are all alive
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which pathogen has spores that are carried through the air?
protist/parasite
fungi
bacteria
virus
- 12. Multiple ChoiceViruses reproduce themselves by...dividing into two identical copiescausing cells to transform into virusesmaking host cells reproduce copies of the virusesplanting eggs inside host organisms
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following statements about pathogens is true?A pathogen describes anything that causes illness or diseasePathogens are all microscopicAll pathogens are transmitted through the air from host to hostAll pathogens cause cells to swell and burst
- 14. Multiple Choicewhich pathogen lives in or on a host?bacteriavirusparasitefungus
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich best describes the structure of a virus?a nucleic acid with a protein coata prokaryotic cella eukaryotic cella unicellular organism
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which pathogen needs a host cell to reproduce?
virus
bacteria
fungus
parasite/protist
- 17. Multiple Choice
Influenza is caused by:
virus
bacteria
parasite
fungi
- 18. Multiple Choice
Malaria is caused by:
parasite
fungi
virus
bacteria
- 19. Multiple Choice
An organism that lives on or in a host, and causes it harm while it takes its nutrients is called
a host
a parasite
a cell
a virus
- 20. Multiple Choice
What is ring worm caused by?
Virus
Bacteria
Fungi
Parasite
- 21. Multiple ChoiceAn infectious disease:can be spread from person to person.can not be spread from person to person.
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhich best distinguishes an infectious disease from a noninfectious disease?Infectious diseases can be cured with antibiotics; noninfectious diseases cannot.Infectious diseases can be prevented with vaccines; noninfectious diseases cannot.Infectious diseases can be spread from one organism to another; noninfectious diseases cannot.Infectious diseases cannot be transmitted from one organism to another; noninfectious diseases can.
- 23. Multiple ChoiceViruses are not considered living organisms even though they have several characteristics of living things. What is the reason viruses are not considered alive?They are too small.A virus is a living organism.They need a host to reproduce.Viruses do not have DNA/genetic material.
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is not a kind of pathogen?BacteriaProtistsMosquitoesFungi
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhat shape is a bacteria with coccus in the name?SpiralRodsSphereNone of the Above
- 26. Multiple Choice
Which type of pathogen is this?
Virus
Bacterium
Parasite
Fungus
- 27. Multiple Choice
All bacteria cause illness and disease.
TRUE
FALSE
- 28. Multiple Choice
Bacteria can harm your body and cause disease by...
destroying cells and capturing toxins
damaging tissue and releasing toxins
damaging organs and ingesting cells
causing fungus and viruses to grow
- 29. Multiple Choice
Sabrina has the flu. Her neighbor suggests she get a prescription for an antibiotic, but Sabrina's mothers says that antibiotics would not help in this situation. Why?
the flu is caused by a virus, and it cannot be treated with an antibiotic.
the flu is caused by a fungus, and it must be treated with antifungal medication
the flu is caused by a parasitic worm, and must be treated with an anti-parasitic medication
the flu is caused by a bacterium, and it cannot be treated with an antibiotic.
- 30. Multiple Choice
Are there more helpful or harmful bacteria in the world?
Harmful
Helpful
- 31. Multiple Choice
When a virus attaches to a host, what does it inject into the host
protein coat
Capsid
DNA/ RNA
Envelope
- 32. Open Ended
List 2 ways to prevent the transmission of disease.
- 33. Multiple ChoiceA prion is a kind of protein.TrueFalse
- 34. Multiple ChoicePrions cannot be killed.TrueFalse
- 35. Multiple ChoiceAll of the following are examples of how pathogens are spread EXCEPT.....Oxygen suppliesInfected peopleSoil, Food, WaterContaminated objects
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