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Diseases & Biotech Review I

Authored by Randall McCoy

Science

8th Grade

NGSS covered

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Diseases & Biotech Review I
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which set of diseases do viruses cause?

malaria, influenza, AIDS

herpes, smallpox, bubonic plague

influenza, AIDS, smallpox

bubonic plague, malaria, herpes

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-6

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