Question 1

Which of these diseases is caused by a bacteria?

Accepted Answer

Strep Throat

Answer

Flu

Answer

Chicken Pox

Answer

Rabies

Question 2

Which is the best way to prevent the flu from becoming a pandemic?

Accepted Answer

Getting a vaccination

Answer

Eating fruits and vegetables

Answer

Washing hands often

Answer

Taking antibiotics

Question 3

Which characteristic of viruses prevents them from being used as evidence to support cell theory?

Accepted Answer

Viruses replicate only inside host cells.

Answer

Viruses cannot move by themselves.

Answer

Viruses can have glycoproteins on their surfaces.

Answer

Viruses do not have nuclei.

Question 4

Pandemics are harder to prevent than epidemics. Which best explains this?

Accepted Answer

Pandemics cover a large geographical area, while epidemics are specific to a given area.

Answer

Pandemic diseases do not have vaccines, while epidemic diseases have vaccines.

Answer

Pandemic diseases affect humans and animals, while epidemic diseases only affect humans.

Answer

Pandemics are caused by viruses, while epidemics are caused by bacteria.

Question 5

Which pathogen, by being the smallest, is able to spread and infect the greatest number of hosts?

Accepted Answer

Virus

Answer

Protists/Parasite

Answer

Bacteria

Answer

Fungi

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