Biology Disease

Communicable diseases are cause by:

• Antibodies

• Biceps

• Neurons

• Pathogens

How could you describe the size of a virus?

• Smaller than bacteria
• Larger than a parasite
• About the size of a dime
• Smaller than a proton

A class of organisms that harm their host by producing toxins that interfere with normal body function.

• liverwarts

• Slime molds

• Bacteria

• Amoebas

How can the rate of an infectious disease be drastically reduced?

• by taking medication daily

• by preventing transmission between people

• by wearing clean clothing daily

• by performing dental hygiene three times each day

What is a non-infectious disease?

• A disease that can be spread from person to person

• A disease that cannot be spread from person to person

a tiny, non-living particle that invades and then multiplies inside a living cell is called

• bacteria
• a virus
• a fungi
• ha protist

A host is:

• An organism that harbors a pathogen

• Grant Denyer on Family Feud

• An animal that transmits a pathogen

• A microorganism that has been transmitted

Is a plant-like microbe. Causes athletes foot.

• Bacteria

• Virus

• Parasite

• Fungi

A microbe that lives in or on another organism of another species (its host) and benefits by taking nutrients from the host. Examples include head lice and tapeworms.

• Bacteria

• Virus

• Parasite

• Fungi

White blood cells:

• carry oxygen

• carry carbon dioxide

• fight infections

• help with the clotting