Quiz about 6.L.14.6 Infectious Agents

Question 1

Which pathogen is not a living thing?

Accepted Answer

Viruses

Answer

Bacteria

Answer

Fungi

Answer

Protists

Question 2

Which pathogen is the smallest?

Accepted Answer

Viruses

Answer

Bacteria

Answer

Fungi

Answer

Protists

Question 3

Which pathogen is prokaryotic?

Accepted Answer

Bacteria

Answer

Viruses

Answer

Fungi

Answer

Protists

Question 4

Which pathogens are eukaryotic? (Select all that apply)

Accepted Answer

Fungi

Accepted Answer

Protists

Answer

Bacteria

Answer

Viruses

Question 5

Which type of pathogen reproduces by binary fission?

Accepted Answer

Bacteria

Answer

Viruses

Answer

Fungi

Answer

Protists

Question 6

Which type of pathogen reproduces by causing a host cell to make more copies of it?

Accepted Answer

Viruses

Answer

Bacteria

Answer

Fungi

Answer

Protists

Question 7

Which type of pathogen can be prevented with vaccines?

Accepted Answer

Viruses

Answer

Bacteria

Answer

Fungi

Answer

Protists

Question 8

Which type of pathogen can be treated with antibiotics?

Accepted Answer

Bacteria

Answer

Viruses

Answer

Fungi

Answer

Protists

Question 9

Which group of pathogens are commonly labeled as "parasites"?

Accepted Answer

Protists

Answer

Bacteria

Answer

Viruses

Answer

Fungi

Question 10

Which type of pathogen generally affects the skin?

Accepted Answer

Fungi

Answer

Bacteria

Answer

Viruses

Answer

Protists

Question 11

Why should people wash their hands?

Accepted Answer

To remove viruses and bacteria from the skin

Answer

To protect harmless bacteria

Answer

To change viral and bacterial nucleic acids

Answer

To release mutated cells from pores

Question 12

Which type of pathogen is shown in the picture?

Accepted Answer

Virus

Answer

Bacterium

Answer

Parasite

Answer

Fungus

Question 13

Autotrophs can

Accepted Answer

make their own food

Answer

reproduce

Answer

eat others

Answer

live in cells

Question 14

Which characteristic do ALL protists have in common?

Accepted Answer

eukaryotic

(cells with a nucleus)

Answer

prokaryotic

(cells do not have a nucleus)

Answer

autotrophic

Answer

heterotrophic

Question 15

Which is NOT a characteristic of fungi ?

Accepted Answer

autotrophic

(make their own food)

Answer

reproduce with spores

Answer

eukaryotic

(cells with a nucleus)

Answer

heterotrophic

Question 16

Which group of pathogens contain microorganisms that commonly act as decomposers and can break down just about any type of organic matter?

Accepted Answer

fungi

Answer

multicellular

Answer

protists

Answer

euglena

Question 17

Which of the following is a true statement about bacteria?

Accepted Answer

Bacteria can be both harmful and helpful to humans.

Answer

Bacteria exist in only a few environments on Earth.

Answer

Bacteria can grow to extremely large sizes.

Answer

Most bacteria are harmful to humans.

Question 18

Viruses are cells.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

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