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Pathogens

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This is an illness that prevents the body from working normally.

a)

disease

b)

vaccine

c)

amoeba

d)

antibody

2.

These are signs of a disease such as coughing or fever.

a)

symptoms

b)

pathogens

c)

vaccines

d)

antibodies

3.

These diseases are contagious and spread from person to person.

a)

non-communicable

b)

susceptible

c)

communicable

d)

adaptable

4.

Disease causing germs such as viruses and bacteria are also known as...

a)

antibodies

b)

proteins

c)

hosts

d)

pathogens

5.
A doctor would most likely prescribe an antibiotic to treat what type of pathogen?
a)
Fungi
b)
Helminth
c)
Virus
d)
Bacteria
6.
Mosquitoes and Ticks are examples of organisms that can spread disease.  These types of organisms are refereed to as?
a)
Vectors
b)
Fungi
c)
Pathogens
7.
The __________ period is how long the disease can spread from one person to another.
a)
Sickness
b)
Bed rest
c)
Contagious
8.
Cancer, Hypertension, and Asthma are examples of what types of disease?
a)
Non-communicable
b)
Communicable
9.
Athlete's foot is an example of this pathogen
a)
Bacteria
b)
Virus
c)
Fungus
d)
Protozoan
10.

Which pathogen is non-living?

a)

Virus

b)

Bacteria

c)

Fungi

d)

Parasite/Protist

e)

They are all alive

11.

Which pathogen has spores that are carried through the air?

a)

protist/parasite

b)

fungi

c)

bacteria

d)

virus

12.
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
13.
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
14.
which pathogen lives in or on a host?
a)
bacteria
b)
virus
c)
parasite
d)
fungus
15.
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
16.

Which pathogen needs a host cell to reproduce?

a)

virus

b)

bacteria

c)

fungus

d)

parasite/protist

17.

Influenza is caused by:

a)

virus

b)

bacteria

c)

parasite

d)

fungi

18.

Malaria is caused by:

a)

parasite

b)

fungi

c)

virus

d)

bacteria

19.

An organism that lives on or in a host, and causes it harm while it takes its nutrients is called

a)

a host

b)

a parasite

c)

a cell

d)

a virus

20.

What is ring worm caused by?

a)

Virus

b)

Bacteria

c)

Fungi

d)

Parasite

21.
An infectious disease:
a)
can be spread from person to person.
b)
can not be spread from person to person.
22.
Which best distinguishes an infectious disease from a noninfectious disease?
a)
Infectious diseases can be cured with antibiotics; noninfectious diseases cannot.
b)
Infectious diseases can be prevented with vaccines; noninfectious diseases cannot.
c)
Infectious diseases can be spread from one organism to another; noninfectious diseases cannot.
d)
Infectious diseases cannot be transmitted from one organism to another; noninfectious diseases can.
23.
Viruses are not considered living organisms even though they have several characteristics of living things.  What is the reason viruses are not considered alive?
a)
They are too small.
b)
A virus is a living organism.
c)
They need a host to reproduce.
d)
Viruses do not have DNA/genetic material.
24.
Which of the following is not a kind of pathogen?
a)
Bacteria 
b)
Protists 
c)
Mosquitoes 
d)
Fungi 
25.
What shape is a bacteria with coccus in the name?
a)
Spiral
b)
Rods
c)
Sphere
d)
None of the Above
26.

Which type of pathogen is this?

a)

Virus

b)

Bacterium

c)

Parasite

d)

Fungus

27.

All bacteria cause illness and disease.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

28.

Bacteria can harm your body and cause disease by...

a)

destroying cells and capturing toxins

b)

damaging tissue and releasing toxins

c)

damaging organs and ingesting cells

d)

causing fungus and viruses to grow

29.

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?

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

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

30.

Are there more helpful or harmful bacteria in the world?

a)

Harmful

b)

Helpful

31.

When a virus attaches to a host, what does it inject into the host

a)

protein coat

b)

Capsid

c)

DNA/ RNA

d)

Envelope

32.

List 2 ways to prevent the transmission of disease.

4 lines
33.
A prion is a kind of protein.
a)
True
b)
False
34.
Prions cannot be killed.
a)
True
b)
False
35.
All of the following are examples of how pathogens are spread EXCEPT.....
a)
Oxygen supplies
b)
Infected people 
c)
Soil, Food, Water
d)
Contaminated objects

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