What are pathogens?

Which pathogen is non-living?

• Virus

• Bacteria

• Fungi

• Protozoa/Protists

• They are all alive

Which pathogen needs a host cell to reproduce?

• virus

• bacteria

• fungus

• protozoa/protist

Which pathogen is treated with anti-fungal cream?

• fungi

• virus

• parasites

• bacteria

Athlete's Foot is caused by:

• fungus

• bacteria

• parasite

• virus

One way to prevent the spreading of disease is:

• to cough without covering your mouth.
• to wash your hands often.
• to rub your eyes and nose when sick.

Which type of pathogen is responsible for causing the flu, chicken pox, and yellow fever?

• viruses

• parasites

• fungi

• bacteria

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

What is the 1st step of virus infection?

• Entry
• Attachment
• Replication
• Assembly

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

This is the word for a disease causing organism.

• Phagocyte
• Pathogen
• Pandemic

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