Agents of Disease

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Science
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8th Grade
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Hard
Standards-aligned
Lisa Thompson
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25 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
This non-living infectious agent, which causes the flu, cannot replicate on its own & infects healthy cells as hosts.
Prions
Viruses
Bacteria
Fungi
Helminths
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A _____ results when a disease-causing organism invades and begins growing within another organism (a host).
disorder
infection
pandemic
pathogen
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
This pathogen is actually a protein. There is no cure for diseases caused by this agent.
Viruses
Bacteria
Prions
Fungi
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS3-1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
This type of pathogen is non-living. The best way to prevent these pathogens from infecting a person is vaccination and proper hygiene. Example: Influenza
Bacteria
Virus
Helminths
Protists
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Any agent that causes a disease.
germ
pathogen
micro-organism
all of the above (different terms that mean the same thing)
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Different groups of agents that caused diseases are
bacteria
viruses
protozoans
all of these
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What do scientists call organisms, viruses, or proteins that can make people sick?
Diseases
Vaccines
Antibodies
Pathogens
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