Superbugs Reading Assignment

What is a superbug

• A sibling that won't leave you alone

• A type of pathogen that can't be treated with medicine

• A substance that protects against disease

• A giant cockroach

Antibiotics fight viruses

• True

• False

The first step of natural selection is

• A random mutation arises int eh DNA of an individual organism

• The mutation is passed on when the organism reproduces

• The new trait helps the next generation survive better

• Over time, the mutation becomes a trait

The second step of natural selection is

• The new trait helps the next generation survive better

• A random mutation arises in the DNA of an individual organism

• The mutation is passed on when the organism reproduces

• Over time, the mutation becomes a common trait

The third step of natural selection is

• Over time, the mutation becomes a trait

• A random mutation arises in the DNA of an individual organism

• The mutation is passed on when the organism reproduces

• The new trait helps the next generation survive better

The fourth step of natural selection occurs when

• Over time, the mutation becomes a common trait

• The mutation is passed on when the organism reproduces

• A random mutation arises in the DNA of an individual organism

• The new trait helps the next generation survive better

Some bacteria are good for you.

• True

• False

Good bacteria will help with producing yogurt, pickles, and sourdough bread - and help protect your digestive system, skin, and more.

• True

• False

What is a host?

• An advanced medicine

• An organism that hurts another organism

• An organism that another organism lives in or on

• A comfy sofa

You can stop taking antibiotics as soon as you feel better.

• True

• False