Disease-Causing Pathogens

Most bacterial diseases can be treated with _______________.

• antibiotics

• carcinogens

• pathogens

• microbes

Viruses include... (select all that apply)

• flu

• common cold

• measles

• chicken pox

• food poisoning

According to the textbook, how many shapes can viruses come in?

• 3

• 4

• 6

• 5

Viruses are not living.

• TRUE

• FALSE

A living cell that a virus infects is called a ________ cell.

• mast

• host

• cast

• partner

Replication is ...

• the process by which a virus can make copies of itself

• repeating a cell again and again

• using a scientific tool to make copies of bacteria

• how fungi grow larger by feeding off of dead materials

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

How can fungi be harmful to a person? (Select all that apply)

• eating poisonous mushrooms

• causing athlete's foot

• allergies

• cause diaper rashes

First line defenses include

• skin

• hair

• mucus

• all of the above

Sabrina has the flu. Her neighbor suggests she get a prescription for an antibiotic, but Sabrina's mothers says that antibiotics would not help in this situation. Why?

• the flu is caused by a virus, and it cannot be treated with an antibiotic.

• the flu is caused by a fungus, and it must be treated with antifungal medication

• the flu is caused by a parasitic worm, and must be treated with an anti-parasitic medication

• the flu is caused by a bacterium, and it cannot be treated with an antibiotic.

Disease-causing microorganism, such as a bacterium or virus.

• pathogen

• allergen

• prion

• antigen