8.L.1.1.

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 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

How could a hospital best handle a case of a person infected with an antibiotic-resistant disease?

• isolate the person

• send the person home

• give them more antibiotics

• move them to intensive care

A doctor prescribed an antibiotic to treat an illness. Which type of illness did the doctor most likely treat?

• Cancer

• heart disease

• viral infection

• bacterial infection

Which best describes how athlete’s foot is spread to other individuals?

• inhaling fungal spores in the air

• eating food contaminated with fungus

• having contact with fungus on a shower floor

• swimming in a lake that has a large amount of algae

Which human disease is caused by a parasitic infection?

• Cancer

• Flu

• Athlete's foot

• African Sleeping Sickness