Bacteria
Which disease is caused by bacteria: strep throat or the flu?
Strep Throat
What is the smallest and simplest form of life?
Viruses
Antibiotics are a chemical defense against bacteria or virus?
Bacteria
Name a place where bacteria can live.
Inside the mouth, nose, throat, or intestines
Name a common virus.
Influenza (the flu), Coronavirus (Covid), RSV, common cold.
True or false: A healthy immune system can fight off most viral infections in the body.
True
True or false: Some bacteria are useful for body functions.
True
True or false: All viruses are harmful to the body to some extent.
False
True or false: Antibiotics are chemicals that kill bacteria and/or stop them from growing with no side effects.
False, they can have side effects
Which is larger in size: bacteria or virus?
Bacteria
What do viruses need in order to multiply?
A living host, such as a plant or animal.
What is the term for antibiotic overuse and misuse in which bacteria no longer respond to antibiotic treatment?
Antibiotic resistance
What is the root of the word bacteria, which means staff or stick?
Bakteria
The Latin root of virus means what?
Toxin or poisin
Why is antibiotic resistance a very serious problem?
Because bacteria no longer respond to antibiotic treatment