
Microbes: Friend or Foe
Authored by Abby Borth
English
4th - 5th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which is a true statement?
Microbes can cause dangerous diseases AND be helpful to humans.
We know slightly more about microbes now than we did when George Washington lived.
Microbes are always dangerous, and scientists are working to wipe them out.
Our natural defenses are able to keep all dangerous microbes out of our bodies.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following helps a human body defend against microbes?
skin
vaccinations
white blood cells
all the above
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which of the following is the best summary statement for the section titled "Fighting Microbes with Vaccines"?
Vaccines are useful in helping extremely ill people recover from dangerous infections.
Vaccines are able to prevent some infections by helping the body recognize dangerous microbes.
Dr. Jenner discovered that a person who had already had cowpox didn't get smallpox, a dangerous disease.
Each year, many people get a flue shot, which is a vaccine used to prevent a common infection.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is an antibiotic?
a rapid spread of a disease around the world
a type of bacteria living in human cells
a medicine that attacks harmful microbes
a disease for which there is no known cure
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
How were cowpox and small pox different from each other?
Cowpox spread in Italy, and smallpox spread in England.
Smallpox spread only in livestock, and cowpox spread among humans.
Cowpox was a mild disease, and smallpox killed thousands.
Smallpox had a cure, but cowpox did not.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Why do scientists keep trying to produce stronger antibiotics?
Because people can take an antibiotic only one time.
because all types of antibiotics can be produced only once
because stronger antibiotics are needed to fight stronger microbes that are forming.
all of the above
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What do bacteria and viruses have in common?
They both only live for twenty-four hours
They both are the same size.
They both can cause serious infectious diseases
They both are good and help our immune system.
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