Chapter 23 Quiz 1

Q1: What is the causative agent of the common cold?

• viruses

• bacteria

• protists

• fungi

Q2: What is the causative agent of malaria?

• viruses

• bacteria

• protists

• fungi

Q3: What is the causative agent of cholera?

• viruses

• bacteria

• protists

• fungi

Q4: What is the causative agent of athlete’s foot?

• viruses

• bacteria

• protists

• fungi

Q5: What is the causative agent of hand, foot and mouth disease?

• viruses

• bacteria

• protists

• fungi

Q6: Non-infectious diseases cannot be spread from one person to another.

• True

• False

Q7: Hepatitis B is an example of non-infectious diseases.

• True

• False

Q8: All pathogens are prokaryotes.

• True

• False

Q9: All bacteria are pathogens.

• True

• False

Q10: Pathogens can cause disease by damaging cellular structures.

• True

• False