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WorksheetsInfectious Agents Vocabulary
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 55secs
pathogen
Any living or nonliving thing that causes infectious diseases
A pathogen or illness that is able to be passed from host to host
virus
A particle that has its own genetic material but depends on other living things to reproduce
Any living or nonliving factor that influences the quality of life for living organisms
bacteria
Unicellular organisms that have a cell wall and reproduce by mitosis or binary fission
Any living or nonliving thing that causes infectious diseases
fungi
A kingdom made up of Chlorophyll-lacking, eukaryotes that reproduce by using spores and get nutrients by breaking down dead matter in their ecosystem
A particle that has its own genetic material but depends on other living things to reproduce
parasite
An organism that lives on and feeds on another organism, called a host
Any living or nonliving thing that causes infectious diseases
unhealthy/risky behavior
Any behavior that puts an organism at risk to catch a communicable disease
Any living or nonliving factor that influences the quality of life for living organisms
communicable
A pathogen or illness that is able to be passed from host to host
ny living or nonliving factor that influences the quality of life for living organisms
environmental factor
Any living or nonliving factor that influences the quality of life for living organisms
Any disease that cannot be passed from host to host
non-communicable
Any disease that cannot be passed from host to host
A disease that is caused by pathogen and that can be spread from one individual to another
Infectious disease
A disease that is caused by pathogen and that can be spread from one individual to another
Any disease that cannot be passed from host to host
Infection
Any disease that cannot be passed from host to host
A disease that is caused by pathogen and that can be spread from one individual to another
