infectious agents

What micro-organism is responsible for causing disease?

• Pathogens

• Antibodies

• B-cells

• Lymphocyte

True or False

Viruses can be treated with antibiotics.

• true

• false

Which answer best describes how infectious diseases get transmitted (passed on)?  

• people can sneeze or cough and pass disease on through the air
• drinking water can be contaminated with diseases
• objects such as doorknobs and towels can be contaminated by disease
• all of the above answers are ways that diseases are transmitted

Vaccines stimulate the body to produce...

• autoimmune diseases

• helper t-cells

• fever

• antibodies

What's the purpose of the body's immune system?

• To block pathogens from infecting the body

• To fight off infections

• To recognize pathogens

• All of the above

What are the 4 types of pathogens that could cause illness?

• animals, bacteria, fungi and plants

• bacteria, fungi, nucleus, protist

• bacteria, fungi, viruses, parasites

• bacteria, plants, fungi, protist

What is the function of a white blood cell in the immune system?

• To produce antibodies

• To destroy pathogens

• To regulate body temperature

• To control heart rate

Which pathogen is non-living?

• Virus

• Bacteria

• Fungi

• Parasite/Protist

Which pathogen needs a host cell to reproduce?

• virus

• bacteria

• fungus

• parasite/protist

Which pathogen is treated with antibiotics?

• virus

• bacteria

• parasite

• fungi