NC Check In - Life Science

Microbiology is the study of...

• fossils

• small living things

• diseases

• elements

Small living things are also called...

• bugs

• irritants

• microbes

• particulates

Viruses are living things.

• False

• True

Viruses have...

• complex reproductive systems

• the ability to breathe

• DNA

• the same shape

What do viruses need to reproduce?

• a host cell

• a vector

• a vaccine

• chloroplasts

Viruses hijack a host cell to...

• extend the life of a host cell

• produce minerals

• produce vitamins

• reproduce virus cells

What is our primary tool in preventing the spread of virus?

• Medications

• Will power

• Vaccines

• Antibiotics

A microorganism that causes disease. There are 4 major types: viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites.

• Virus

• Pathogen

• Fungi

• Bacteria

A unicellular (one-celled) or multicellular (many-celled) organism. Most of this type of pathogen that cause disease are unicellular, such as yeasts, molds, and mildews.

• Bacteria

• Fungus

• Vaccine

• Antibiotic

An organism that lives in or and another organisms and benefits at the other organism's expense (for example, using the tissues or fluids of its host to survive).

• Parasite

• Host

• Host Cell

• Vaccine