Pathogens Review

Which pathogen is non-living?

• They are all alive

• Fungi

• Virus

• Parasite/Protist

• Bacteria

Which pathogen is treated with antibiotics?

• virus

• bacteria

• fungi

• parasite

Athlete's Foot is caused by:

• fungus

• virus

• bacteria

• parasite

Which pathogen needs a host cell to reproduce?

• fungus

• virus

• bacteria

• parasite

Which best compares bacteria and viruses?

• bacteria are living organisms, but viruses are not

• bacteria have genetic material, but viruses do not

• bacteria are smaller than viruses

• bacteria cause disease, but viruses do not

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

• pathogens

• antibodies

• diseases

• vaccines

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

• objects such as doorknobs and towels can be contaminated by disease

• people can sneeze or cough and pass disease on through the air

• drinking water can be contaminated with diseases

• all of the above answers are ways that diseases are transmitted

Method used to PREVENT a virus

• antiparasitic

• antibiotics

• antifungal

• vaccine

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

• virus

• fungi

• bacteria

• parasite

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

• bacteria

• vaccine

• host

• vector