8.L.1.1, 8.L.1.2 & 8.L.2.1 Combo Review

Which of the following are characteristics of bacteria?

• Prokaryotic

• Killed with anti-viral medications.

• Rod

• Sphere (cocci)

• Spiral (spirochete)

Which of the following is responsible for the transmission of lyme disease?

• Mice

• Rats

• Swine (pigs)

• Ticks

Which of the following is responsible for the transmission of the "common cold"?

• Human to human contact.

• The bite of a mosquito.

• Eating uncooked food.

• Touching infected surfaces.

In all of humanity, which disease has killed the most?

• Common Cold

• Salmonella

• Influenza

• Bubonic Plague

Antibiotic resistance occurs when bacterial genetic material ____________, and the medicine is no longer effective.

• replicate

• divide

• mutate

• stabilize

What is an epidemic?

• a disease that is spread by mosquitoes.

• a disease that affects many people in an area.

• a disease that spreads througout the world.

• a disease that is spread by coughing or sneezing.

Influenza is caused by a

• bacterium

• fungus

• parasite

• virus

Which of these is a concern for the use of biotechnology?

• increased crop yield

• development of new vaccines

• increased job opportunitues

• creation of new pathogens

What is an antibiotic?

• a drug that kills bacteria or slows their growth

• a drug that kills viruses or slows their growth

• a substance that helps the body resist an infection

• a substance that changes the body's DNA

Why is a virus not considered to be a living thing?

• because it causes infection.

• because it has genetic material.

• because it can be grown in the lab.

• because it cannot replicate on its own.