Infectious Disease and Pathogens Quiz
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What is used to slow the growth or sometimes kill a bacterial infection?
A. Antibiotic
B. Latent Virus
C. Vaccine
D. Cyanobacteria
Which type of microbe is sometimes called “parasites”?
A. Bacteria
B. Viruses
C. Fungi
D. Protists
Viruses can infect
A. animals
B. bacteria
C. protists
D. all of the above
Bacteria are
A. prokaryotic
B. eukaryotic
What is the smallest pathogen?
A. protist
B. bacteria
C. virus
D. prion
What 2 features do eukaryotes have that prokaryotes do not?
A. membrane-bound organelles and DNA
B. DNA and Nucleus
C. Cell Wall and Ribosomes
D. Membrane-bound organelles and Nucleus
Which of the following terms refers to spherical-shaped bacteria?
A. bacilli
B. cocci
C. spirochetes
D. flagella
Which type of microbe generally affects the skin?
A. Bacteria
B. Viruses
C. Fungi
D. Protists
Infectious diseases can spread by contact with
A. an infected person
B. a contaminated object
C. an Infected animal
D. an environmental source
E. All of the above.
Which of the following is not a vector?
A. Bacteria
B. Rat
C. Tick
D. Mosquito
Which of the following is true about a Virus?
A. It has a nucleus.
B. It’s a heterotroph.
C. It reproduces through asexual reproduction.
D. It contains genetic material. (DNA)
An ____________________ disease can also be called a communicable disease
A. infectious
B. noninfectious
C. asthma
D. deadly
All include pathogens EXCEPT for__________________.
A. Bacteria
B. Toxins
C. Viruses
D. Fungi
E. Protists
Bacteria are
A. unicellular
B. multicellular
Heredity, and environment contribute to which type of diseases…..
A. infectious
B. flu
C. contagious
D. noninfectious
