Cell Biology & Disease

An infectious disease is usually: 

• caused by genes
• caused by lifestyle choices
• caused by microbes
• caused by environmental factors 

Which of the following is NOT a vector of a disease? 

• ticks
• mosquitos
• rats
• viruses

A carrier of a disease is: 

• someone who has a disease and shows no sypotoms
• someone who has a disease
• someone who is immune to a disease
• someone who studies the spread of disease

Which of the following do bacteria and protists NOT have in common? 

• cell membrane
• cytoplasm
• DNA
• a nucleus 

The category of microbes includes: 

• plants
• bacteria 
• paramecia 
• both bacteria and paramecia 

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Cells do which of the following 

• create energy 
• reproduce
• eliminate waste
• all of the above

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

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You can find a nucleus in the cells of 

• animals, bacteria, fungi, and viruses
• animals, protists, and viruses
• animals and protists 
• animals and bacteria

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

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Single-celled organisms include: 

• plants
• animals
• protists
• viruses

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

You look at a microbe through a microscope that has an eyepiece that magnifies 10x and an objective lens of 40x. What is the total magnification of the microbe? 

• 400
• 40
• 40
• 10

Which of the following is not a kingdom of life? 

• bacteria 
• virus
• fungi 
• protist