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WorksheetsInfectious Disease
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
What is one way in which a virus is different from a bacteria?
A virus isn't made of cells
Only bacteria can cause disease.
Viruses contain DNA, but bacteria don't.
A bacteria isn't made of cells
Which system fights disease?
excretory
nervous
immune
digestive
These infectious agents are not living because they can ONLY multiply once they are inside of their host.
Virus
Bacteria
Fungus
Covid-19 is an example of...
Virus
Bacteria
Fungus
Athlete's foot is an example of...
Virus
Bacteria
Fungus
If a person eats food containing tapeworm eggs, tapeworms can enter the intestines. Which type of organism is a tapeworm?
Bacteria
Parasite
Fungi
Virus
What do bacteria, fungi, parasites and viruses have in common?
All are treated with antibiotics
All are alive
All harmful and can cause disease
In our body, what attacks foreign particles and pathogens?
White Blood Cells
Red Blood Cells
Skin Cells
Sneezing on someone is what type of transmission?
Animal to person
Indirect contact
Person to person
The ability to resist or recover from an infectious disease
virus
immunity
community
pathogen
Viruses are...
prokaryotic
eukaryotic
non-living
endospores
An organism that lives on/inside of and feeds from a host organism.
Parasite
Fungi
Bacteria
Which of the following is a common method for preventing the spread of infectious diseases?
Vaccination
Antibiotic treatment
Surgery
Chemotherapy
What is the primary role of the immune system in relation to infectious diseases?
To produce hormones
To digest food
To fight off pathogens
To transport oxygen
Which of the following infectious agents is known for its ability to mutate rapidly, making it challenging to develop long-lasting vaccines?
Bacteria
Viruses
Fungi
Parasites
