Disease and Biotechnology Unit Review

Which pathogen is non-living?

• Virus

• Bacteria

• Fungi

• Parasite/Protist

• They are all alive

Which pathogen has spores that are carried through the air?

• protist/parasite

• fungi

• bacteria

• virus

Which pathogen is treated with antibiotics?

• virus

• bacteria

• parasite

• fungi

Viruses can replicate only inside the cells of their ___________.

• nucleus

• capsid

• host

• vector

Why are some bacterial infections difficult to treat with antibiotics?

• The bacteria are eukaryotes and require fungicides rather than antibiotics.

• The bacteria are protected by the host cell from the antibiotics.

• The bacteria are too small to be destroyed by the antibiotics.

• The bacteria are resistant to the antibiotics.

Why are people who may have contracted a rare disease quarantined?

• to allow the disease to grow and reproduce.

• to study the genetic material of the disease.

• to develop a cure for the disease

• to prevent the spread of the disease

Franco was infected with the coronavirus. His sister gave him some antibiotics to take she had leftover from her last strep throat infection. Will this treat his coronavirus infection?

• Yes

• No

Healthcare officials have been tracking an outbreak of a viral disease. The disease is spreading quickly across several continents around the world. The healthcare officials decide which of the following?

• The outbreak is a pandemic.

• The outbreak is an epidemic.

• The outbreak is caused by bacteria..

• The outbreak is caused by a fungus

Which answer best explains the difference between the spread of epidemic and pandemic disease?

• Epidemic diseases spread within a small geographic area, while pandemics spread across a much larger area.

• Epidemic diseases spread through physical contact, while pandemics are airborne.

• Epidemic diseases spread from person to person, while pandemics spread from animal to person.

• Epidemic and pandemic disease spread in the same manner, only epidemic diseases are more deadly.

Why do we need to get a flu shot every year?

• Flu viruses mutate as they replicate. These mutations make the previous year’s vaccination ineffective.

• Vaccines only provide immunity for a few kinds of bacteria.

• There are many forms of bacteria that can cause the flu.

• Viruses must be introduced to the body in the same location.