Pathogens

Which pathogen is non-living?

• Virus

• Bacteria

• Fungi

• Parasite/Protist

• They are all alive

Which pathogen reproduces using binary fission (Asexual Reproduction)?

• Virus

• Bacteria

• Fungi

• Parasite/Protist

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Ticks are an example of this way of transmitting (spreading) disease

• Air-borne

• Vector

• Touching a surface

• Contaminated food or water

Which pathogen does NOT have DNA?

• fungi

• protist/parasite

• bacteria

• virus

• they all have DNA

Which pathogen has spores that are carried through the air?

• protist/parasite

• fungi

• bacteria

• virus

Viruses reproduce themselves by...

• dividing into two identical copies
• causing cells to transform into viruses
• making host cells reproduce copies of the viruses
• planting eggs inside host organisms

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Which of the following statements about pathogens is true?

• A pathogen describes anything that causes illness or disease
• Pathogens are all microscopic
• All pathogens are transmitted through the air from host to host
• All pathogens cause cells to swell and burst

Vaccines work by...

• killing pathogens that are already infecting a host
• helping antibodies build immunity against a specific pathogen
• causing the body to expel pathogens faster than normal
• preventing a specific pathogen from entering the body

which pathogen lives in or on a host?

• bacteria
• virus
• parasite
• fungus

Which best describes the structure of a virus?

• a nucleic acid with a protein coat
• a prokaryotic cell
• a eukaryotic cell
• a unicellular organism