8.L.1.1 NCES

Which parasite is most often responsible for the spread of Lyme disease?

• tick

• mosquito

• tapeworm

• flea

Which pathogen cause athlete’s foot, ringworm, and thrush?

• parasite

• virus

• bacteria

• fungi

Which characteristic makes bacteria suitable for scientific research of disease?

• They reproduce rapidly.

• They keep virus populations under control.

• They grow in four stages allowing growth control.

• They are multicellular.

Which best describes how viruses affect many organisms?

• They provide energy to the organisms.

• They cause disease in the organisms.

• They reduce heat energy in the organisms.

• They increase reproduction in the organisms.

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Which best explains why antibiotics are ineffective in treating viral infections?

• Viruses destroy the antibiotic.

• Antibiotics only kill living cells.

• Antibiotics increase the rate of viral growth.

• Viruses escape antibiotics by hiding in cells.

Which best explains why more than 300 million people in Asia are infected with malaria each year?

• There is no way to protect people against the disease.

• The parasites that cause malaria lack the ability to resist antibiotics.

• The housefly contaminates food with infectious bacteria that cause malaria.

• Mosquitos are becoming resistant to insecticides and continue to carry the disease.

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Which disease is caused by living organisms?

• Cold

• Malaria

• Smallpox

• Influenza

How do viruses cause disease?

• by secreting toxins

• by producing excess waste

• by damaging or killing cells

• by competing with healthy cells for nutrients

Which is the most likely reason for a decline in antibiotic use?

• Antibiotics have severe health side effects.

• Companies find antibiotics too expensive to produce.

• Most health insurance does not cover treatment with antibiotics.

• Bacterial infections have become resistant to present antibiotic treatment.

Given favorable conditions, which disease-causing agent could quickly multiply into colonies of billions of cells in the space of a drop of water?

• Bacteria

• Fungi

• Protists

• Viruses