Pathogens

Which pathogen is non-living?

• Virus

• Bacteria

• Fungi

• Parasite/Protist

• They are all alive

Which pathogen is treated with antibiotics?

• virus

• bacteria

• parasite

• fungi

Athlete's Foot is caused by:

• fungus

• bacteria

• parasite

• virus

Which pathogen needs a host cell to reproduce?

• virus
• bacteria
• fungus
• parasite

Which best compares bacteria and viruses?

• bacteria are smaller than viruses
• bacteria cause disease, but viruses do not
• bacteria have genetic material, but viruses do not
• bacteria are living organisms, but viruses are not

What do scientists call bacteria and viruses that can make people sick?  

• diseases
• vaccines
• antibodies
• pathogens

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

Method used to PREVENT a virus

• antibiotics

• antifungal

• vaccine

• antiparasitic

Pathogen that attaches to a host and takes nutrients from them for survival (tick)

• virus

• bacteria

• fungi

• parasite

Tags

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Organisms that can carry an transmit diseases but they are not affected by the disease themselves

• host

• vector

• vaccine

• bacteria