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WorksheetsPathogens
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which pathogen is non-living?
a)
Virus
b)
Bacteria
c)
Fungi
d)
Parasite/Protist
e)
They are all alive
2.
Which pathogen reproduces using binary fission (Asexual Reproduction)?
a)
Virus
b)
Bacteria
c)
Fungi
d)
Parasite/Protist
3.
Ticks are an example of this way of transmitting (spreading) disease
a)
Air-borne
b)
Vector
c)
Touching a surface
d)
Contaminated food or water
4.
Which pathogen does NOT have DNA?
a)
fungi
b)
protist/parasite
c)
bacteria
d)
virus
e)
they all have DNA
5.
Which pathogen has spores that are carried through the air?
a)
protist/parasite
b)
fungi
c)
bacteria
d)
virus
6.
Viruses reproduce themselves by...
a)
dividing into two identical copies
b)
causing cells to transform into viruses
c)
making host cells reproduce copies of the viruses
d)
planting eggs inside host organisms
7.
Which of the following statements about pathogens is true?
a)
A pathogen describes anything that causes illness or disease
b)
Pathogens are all microscopic
c)
All pathogens are transmitted through the air from host to host
d)
All pathogens cause cells to swell and burst
8.
Vaccines work by...
a)
killing pathogens that are already infecting a host
b)
helping antibodies build immunity against a specific pathogen
c)
causing the body to expel pathogens faster than normal
d)
preventing a specific pathogen from entering the body
9.
which pathogen lives in or on a host?
a)
bacteria
b)
virus
c)
parasite
d)
fungus
10.
Which best describes the structure of a virus?
a)
a nucleic acid with a protein coat
b)
a prokaryotic cell
c)
a eukaryotic cell
d)
a unicellular organism
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