Pathogens

Which pathogen is non-living?

• Virus

• Bacteria

• Fungi

• Parasite/Protist

• They are all alive

Which pathogen reproduces using binary fission (Asexual Reproduction)?

• Virus

• Bacteria

• Fungi

• Parasite/Protist

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Ticks are an example of this way of transmitting (spreading) disease

• Air-borne

• Vector

• Touching a surface

• Contaminated food or water

Which pathogen does NOT have DNA?

• fungi

• protist/parasite

• bacteria

• virus

• they all have DNA

Which pathogen has spores that are carried through the air?

• protist/parasite

• fungi

• bacteria

• virus

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

Vaccines work by...

• killing pathogens that are already infecting a host
• helping antibodies build immunity against a specific pathogen
• causing the body to expel pathogens faster than normal
• preventing a specific pathogen from entering the body

Vaccines are used to prevent diseases by which type of pathogen?

• virus

• bacteria

• parasite

• fungi

Influenza is caused by:

• virus

• bacteria

• parasite

• fungi

Malaria is caused by:

• parasite

• fungi

• virus

• bacteria