Infectious Disease and Pathogens Quiz
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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 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)
How are viruses harmful to host cells?
A. They are not harmful
B. They replace the nucleus with a viral nuclei
C. They use the host cell for food
D. They destroy the host cell during replication
An ____________________ disease can also be called a communicable disease
A. infectious
B. noninfectious
C. asthma
D. deadly
Which type of microbe is sometimes called “parasites”?
A. Bacteria
B. Viruses
C. Fungi
D. Protists
What causes malaria?
A. bacteria
B. fungi
C. protists
D. viruses
Which of the following is not a vector?
A. Bacteria
B. Rat
C. Tick
D. Mosquito
Viruses can infect
A. animals
B. bacteria
C. protists
D. all of the above
What is the smallest pathogen?
A. protist
B. bacteria
C. virus
D. prion
Bacteria are
A. prokaryotic
B. eukaryotic
Which of the following terms refers to spherical-shaped bacteria?
A. bacilli
B. cocci
C. spirochetes
D. flagella
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
A pathogen is another word for
A. bacteria
B. germs
C. virus
D. antibodies
What is used to slow the growth or sometimes kill a bacterial infection?
A. Antibiotic
B. Latent Virus
C. Vaccine
D. Cyanobacteria