Benchmark Review 8.L.1.1-1.2 & 8.L.2.1

Lyme disease is spread by ticks that attach to an animal to feed. Which describes the role of the tick?

• The tick is a virus

• The tick is a bacteria

• The tick is a donor

• The tick is a vector

Which is the most likely reason bacteria populations do not grow at exponential rates in nature?

• Conditions necessary for growth occur only for a short time

• The environment changes and conditions are always favorable

• Conditions necessary for growth occur for a long time

• The environment changes and condition are not always favorable

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Which pathogen, by being the smallest, is able to spread and infect the greatest number of hosts

• viruses

• protists

• bacteria

• cells

Which is the best explanation for why there is a continued need to develop new antibiotics to fight bacterial infections?

• Doctors need many drug options to treat many different patients with different characteristics

• Drug companies want to sell as many drugs as they can to consumers

• Bacteria are constantly mutating and developing resistance to antibiotics

• Bacteria learn to avoid antibiotics that have been used for years

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HIV infects the cells that coordinate the human immune response. When these cells are killed or compromised, the body can't effectively protect itself from infection. Which cells does HIV infect?

• natural killer T cells

• helper T cells

• regulatory T cells

• cytotoxic T cells

pandemics are harder to prevent than epidemics. Which best explains this?

• Pandemic diseases affect humans and animals, while epidemic diseases only affect humans

• Pandemics cover a large geographical area, while epidemics are specific to a given are

• Pandemic diseases do not have vaccines, while epidemic disease have vaccines

• Pandemics are caused by viruses, while epidemics are caused by bacteria

The Spanish Flu of 1918 occurred during World War 1 and killed between 30 to 50 million people worldwide. Which best explains the spread of this virus

• The Spanish Flu quickly became an epidemic due to the lack of antibiotics and poor hygiene of the troops

• The Spanish Flu quickly became a pandemic due to the lack of antibiotics and poor hygiene of the troops

• The Spanish Flue quickly became an epidemic due to the close quarters and distance traveled by troops

• The Spanish Flu quickly became a pandemic due to the close quarters and distances traveled by troops

Which aspect of modern life could MOST likely cause an epidemic to turn into a pandemic?

• Sanitation

• Communication

• Transportation

• Vaccination

Which epidemic could best be treated by antibiotics?

• cholera

• AIDS

• flu

• smallpox

Which is a way the agricultural biotechnology industry could have a positive impact on the environment?

• by increasing the use of wind farms that produce electricity

• by making robots to replace large farm machines

• by reducing the need for countries to import food

• by producing crops that are virus resistant

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