Pathogen Practice!

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

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

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which pathogen is non-living?

• Virus

• Bacteria

• Fungi

• Parasite/Protist

• They are all alive

which pathogen lives in or on a host?

• bacteria
• virus
• parasite
• fungus

Which pathogen is most likely to look like a worm or insect?

• Virus
• Bacteria
• Fungi
• Protist

Which best compares bacteria and viruses?

• bacteria are smaller than viruses
• bacteria cause disease, but viruses do not
• bacteria have genetic material, but viruses do not
• bacteria are living organisms, but viruses are not

Which of the following pathogens are prokaryotic?

• Bacteria
• Virus
• Protists
• Fungus

Athlete's foot is an example of this pathogen

• Bacteria
• Virus
• Fungus
• Protozoan

What are the 4 types of pathogens that could cause illness?

• animals, bacteria, fungi and plants
• bacteria, fungi, nucleus, protist
• bacteria, fungi, viruses, protist
• bacteria, plants, fungi, protist

a single-celled organism that lacks a nucleus is called

• a bacteriophage
• a virus
• a protist
• bacteria