Microbes Review

Not all diseases are infectious. Name one that is NOT infectious.

• Cancer

• Flu

• Cold

• Ebola

An infectious disease is usually

• Caused by genes

• caused by microbes

• caused by environment

• none of the above

One of the most effective ways you can prevent the spread of infectious disease is to:

• Eat a balanced diet

• Wash your hands frequently

• Get enough sleep

• Exercise daily

Bacteria are

• Prokaryotes

• Non living things

• Eukaryotes

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Athletes foot is caused by this type of organism

• Bacteria
• Protists
• Fungi
• Virus

A pathogen is a disease-causing agent.

• true
• false

Vaccines contain weakened or dead parts of antigens. 

• True
• False

The overuse of antibiotics has most likely resulted in the development of resistant strains of which organisms?

• bacteria
• fungi
• protozoa
• viruses

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The reason bacteria are classified prokaryotes is because they lack ?

• ribosomes
• a nucleus
• a cell wall
• a cell membrane

Which pathogen is nonliving?

• virus

• bacteria

• fungi

• parasite