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What is "blood pressure"

• how stressed your heart is

• how hard your muscles are pushing on the heart

• the force of the blood pumping through your veins

Blood pressure is measured in...

• mmHg

• Beats per minute

• Breaths per minute

• Degrees

Respiratory Rate is measured in...

• Beats per minute

• Degrees

• mmHg

• Breaths per minute

Pulse is measured in...

• Beats per minute

• Degrees

• mmHg

• Breaths per minute

Performing jumping jacks will ___________ your pulse and respiratory rate.

• speed up

• slow down

This microorganism causes strep throat. It can multiply without a host. It can be treated with antibiotics. It is so small, you would need to view it through a microscope at school.

What type of disease agent is this microorganism?

• Bacteria

• Virus

• Fungus

• The microorganism is not a disease agent

Select all of the true statements about viruses.

• You can see them with a regular classroom microscope.

• They need a host to multiply.

• They can mutate, making them difficult to prevent or treat.

• They can be passed from person to person.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

Select all of the true statements about bacteria.

• You can see them with a regular classroom microscope.

• They need a host to multiply.

• They can reproduce quickly.

• They can be passed from person to person.

• All bacteria are bad.

Pressure exerted by the blood upon the walls of the blood vessels, especially arteries, measured using two numbers, usually measured by means of a sphygmomanometer and expressed in millimeters of mercury.

• microbiologist

• blood pressure

• vital signs

• incubation period

Organisms such as yeasts or molds that reproduce quickly in moist, humid environments.

• bacteria

• virus

• fungi

• agar

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5