Diseases & Biotech Review I

Which set of diseases do viruses cause?

• malaria, influenza, AIDS

• herpes, smallpox, bubonic plague

• influenza, AIDS, smallpox

• bubonic plague, malaria, herpes

Which characteristic of viruses prevents them from being used as evidence to support cell theory?

• Viruses do not have nuclei.

• Viruses cannot move by themselves.

• Viruses replicate only inside host cells.

• Viruses can have glycoproteins on their surfaces.

A student conducts an experiment using a common but potentially harmful bacteria culture. After working with the bacteria, which is the MOST important safety practice to follow?

• turn off any electrical equipment

• dispose of waste materials

• wash hands and tabletops thoroughly

• return materials to their proper place

What reason BEST explains why more people get colds in colder temperatures?

• Viruses need colder temperatures to survive.

• Viruses need colder temperatures to infect people.

• Colder temperatures lower a person's body temperature.

• Colder temperatures cause people to stay inside, closer together.

Scientists determined that specific agents produce specific diseases, and many are transmitted by sneezing. What must the droplets contain for a disease to be transmitted by sneezing

• the disease-causing particles

• cells exposed to the disease

• toxins released by diseased cells

• disease-specific antibodies

Which factor will MOST likely cause a person to develop a fever?

• a leg muscle relaxing after exercise

• a bacterial population in the bloodstream

• several viral particles on the skin

• carbohydrates being digested in the stomach

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

What condition is MOST likely to spread an illness between people?

• a virus suspended in the air

• an accident on a playground

• a genetic mutation in somatic cells

• an occurrence of acid rain

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NGSS.HS-LS2-6

Having students wash their hands frequently with soap and water will limit the spread of infectious disease by

• protecting harmless bacterial cells.

• changing viral and bacterial nucleic acids.

• releasing mutated cells from pores.

• removing viruses and bacteria from the skin.

Diseases that can be transmitted between organisms are

• infectious.

• inherited.

• environmental.

• congenital.

Which of these diseases is caused by a bacterium?

• rabies

• influenza

• strep throat

• chicken pox