Bacterial Diseases and Treatments Worksheet

Bacterial sexually transmitted diseases include all of the following except:

• gonorrhea

• syphilis

• chlamydia

• herpes

Bacteria cause all of the following human diseases except:

• malaria

• cholera

• tuberculosis

• tetanus

Phil has chronic ulcers, he has been taking acid blockers and drinking vast amounts of liquid antacids. These help relieve the symptoms but he still suffers from ulcers. What would be the best course of action to treat the source of his ulcers?

• Taking several different antacids

• Increasing the dosage of acid blockers

• Taking a course of antibiotics

• Reducing the stress in his daily life

• Changing his diet to include more fiber

An oil spill occurs, and Greg (a member of the clean up team) suggests adding fertilizer. Why is he making this suggestion?

• The fertilizer encourages the growth of microbes that can break down the oil.

• The chemicals in the fertilizer digest the oil residues.

• The fertilizer interacts with the oil droplets and renders them harmless.

• The fertilizer volitizes the oil.

Some prokaryotes attach to other substrates by hairlike outgrowths, which are shorter than flagella. These are called

• endospores

• flagellin

• pili

• plasmids

• fission products

Why is chlamydia much more common than syphilis?

• Chlamydia is spread via droplet inhalation.

• Syphilis can penetrate a condom whereas chlamydia cannot.

• Many chlamydia infections are asymptomatic.

• Chlamydia is viral, and viral diseases spread much quicker.

• Chlamydia is resistant to most antibiotics.

Prokaryotes undergo a process that produces cells that are identical. This process is called

• mitosis

• meiosis

• conjugation

• binary fission

• syngamy

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Gonorrhea and syphilis are most commonly controlled by

• antibiotics

• boiling water

• pasteurization

• fluoride treatment.

If the label on a slide reads Gram-positive bacillus, what would a student expect to see?

• Red spherical cells

• Pink helical cells

• Blue coiled cells

• Purple rod shaped cells

If the label on a slide reads Gram-positive bacillus, what would a student expect to see?

• Pink helical cells

• Purple rod shaped cells

• Red spherical cells

• Blue coiled cells