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Which tool is MOST responsible for preventing future pandemics of smallpox?
a) worldwide vaccination for smallpox
b) global education about smallpox
c) better worldwide urban sanitation
d) improved global quarantine facilities

Which best explains why viruses are dangerous to humans?
a) They are all airborne.
b) They are easily spread
c) They are better suited to live in cold environments.
d) They cannot be treated for several months after infection.

Which microbe is nonliving
a) bacteria
b) virus
c) parasite
d) fungus

The bacteria that causes bubonic plague is transmitted to humans by fleas. Which term best describes the role of the fleas in transmitting bubonic plague?
a) decomposer
b) parasite
c) pathogen
d) vector

A city has an outbreak of a disease that affects an unusually large portion of its population at the same time. Which term BEST describes the outbreak?
a) pandemic
b) plague
c) epidemic
d) infection

What type of microbe causes Malaria
a) virus
b) fungus
c) bacteria
d) parasite

Why do doctors suggest that people get a flu vaccine each year?
a) Viruses replicate more rapidly over time.
b) Viruses can mutate from year to year.
c) Vaccines are absorbed by the body after a year.
d) Vaccines get stronger over time.

Which is a distinction between an epidemic and a pandemic?
a) he symptoms of the disease
b) the geographical area affected
c) the species of organisms infected
d) the season in which the disease spreads

What is the smallest microbe
a) viruses
b) parasites
c) bacteria
d) fungus

What is the difference between viruses and bacteria?
a) Viruses are living and bacteria are not
b) Bacteria need a host and viruses do not.
c) Bacteria need a host and viruses are living
d) Bacterial are living and viruses are not.

What is responsible for athletes foot?
a) fungus
b) parasites
c) bacteria
d) viruses

What type of microbes do antibiotics treat for?
a) viruses
b) parasites
c) fungus
d) bacteria

Which organisms are used to manufacture human insulin?
a) algae
b) bacteria
c) amoebas
d) protozoans

What is involved in creating genetically modified bacteria?
a) allowing them to reproduce freely
b) changing their food source
c) using biotechnology techniques
d) growing them on selected plants

Why are viruses considered to be nonliving organisms?
a) They do not have genetic information.
b) They are not able to move on their own.
c) They do not interact with their environment.
d) They are not able to reproduce without a host cell.

Which aspect of modern life could MOST likely cause an epidemic to turn into a pandemic?
a) vaccination
b) transportation
c) communication
d) sanitation

Which of these careers would a student studying biotechnology most likely pursue?
a) electrical engineering
b) astronomy
c) agricultural research
d) geology

Which was most likely the earliest way biotechnology was studied by humans?
a) finding evidence of crimes
b) making new medicines to cure sicknesses
c) discovering the cause of hereditary diseases
d) breeding better varieties of crops and livestock

What are living organisms that carry the disease, but do not get sick from the disease.
a) pathogens
b) germs
c) bacteria
d) vectors

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