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Test Description: 8.L.1.1
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What parasite is most often responsible for the spread of Lyme disease?
A
crane fly
B
mosquito
C
deer tick
D
amoeba
2) Which cause athlete’s foot, ringworm, and thrush?
A
bacteria
B
viruses
C
protozoa
D
fungi
3) Which characteristic makes bacteria suitable for scientific research of disease?
A
They are multicellular.
B
They grow in four stages allowing growth control.
C
They reproduce rapidly.
D
They keep virus populations under control.
4) Which best describes how viruses affect many organisms?
A
They provide energy to the organisms.
B
They reduce heat energy in the organisms.
C
They increase reproduction in the organisms.
D
They cause disease in the organisms.
5) Which best explains why antibiotics are ineffective in treating viral infections?
A
Antibiotics only kill living cells.
B
Antibiotics increase the rate of viral growth.
C
Viruses escape antibiotics by hiding in cells.
D
Viruses destroy the antibiotic.
6) Which best explains why more than 300 million people in Asia are infected with malaria each year?
A
There is no way to protect people against the disease.
B
The parasites that cause malaria lack the ability to resist antibiotics.
C
Mosquitos are becoming resistant to insecticides and continue to carry the disease.
D
The house fly contaminates food with infectious bacteria that cause malaria.
7) Which disease is caused by living organisms?
A
malaria
B
influenza
C
cold
D
smallpox
8) How do viruses cause disease?
A
by damaging or killing cells
B
by competing with healthy cells for nutrients
C
by secreting toxins
D
by producing excess waste
9) Which is the most likely reason for a decline in antibiotic use?
A
Most health insurance does not cover treatment with antibiotics.
B
Companies find antibiotics too expensive to produce.
C
Antibiotics have severe health side effects.
D
Bacterial infections have become resistant to present antibiotic treatment.
10) Given favorable conditions, which disease-causing agent could quickly multiply into colonies of billions of cells in the space of a drop of water?
A
fungi
B
viruses
C
protists
D
bacteria
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