Bacteria vs. Virus
True or False: All bacteria is harmful to humans
False
Lyme Disease can be transmitted to human through tick bites. Ticks are known as...
Vectors
What is a consequence of over using or misusing antibiotics?
increased number of antibiotic resistant bacteria
A cell with no nucleus is called
a prokaryote
Which is a potential ethical issue resulting from the use of biotechnology?
a. deteriorating the ozone layer
b. causing the mass extinction of natural resources
c. increasing the pollution of natural resources
d. introducing a genetically altered species
d. introducing a genetically altered species
True or False: Bacteria is unicellular
True
What type of disease is spread from one person to another?
An infectious disease
How do vaccines help build immunity?
they force the body to create antibodies to fight a pathogen (They expose your body to a very low dosage of that virus)
How does the size of bacteria compare to the size of a virus?
a virus is smaller
What was the first animal to ever be cloned?
A sheep named Dolly
Antibiotics are used to treat __________ infections.
Bacterial
The definition of a disease is
When you body functions abnormally (body process is disrupted)
A vaccine is made from...
a weakened or inactive form of a virus
Give an example of a disease caused by a parasite
Answers may vary (tapeworms, malaria, lyme etc.)
All of the following are reasons to clone EXCEPT
a. To create another pet identical to one you had that passed away
b. To have healthy tissue to replace unhealthy organs in the original organism
c. To bring extinct animals back into existence
d. To create a plant that is resistant to heat
d. To create a plant that is resistant to heat
Which microbe has these 3 basic shapes: bacillus, spirilla, and cocci?
Bacteria
Which of the following is considered a non-infectious disease?
a. Common cold
b. Strep throat
c. Cancer
d. Ebola virus
Cancer
Which cell structure controls materials that enter or leave the cell?
The cell membrane
Two examples of pathogens are
Bacteria, virus, fungi, protozoa, worms, parasites
Which process describes how many pure-bred dogs have been produced?
Selective breeding
What do viruses have in common with all living things?
They contain genetic information (DNA)
The disease cholera infects a small town in Ireland. Once the disease is discovered, the water lines are cleaned and the cholera does not spread to neighboring towns. Which term best describes the spread of this disease?
a. Epidemic
b. Pandemic
C. Outbreak
Outbreak
Bacteria cells can be used to produce insulin for the treatment of diabetes in humans. Which best explains how the bacteria cells are able to produce insulin for humans?
a. the bacteria have been grown on a petri dish containing insulin
b. the bacteria have been genetically engineered to contain the DNA needed to produce insulin
c. the bacteria have been exposed to radioactivity to create mutant strains capable of producing insulin
d. the bacteria have been grown on a petri dish containing sugar; the bacteria produce insulin in response to the sugar
b. the bacteria have been genetically engineered to contain the DNA needed to produce insulin
Bacteria grow best in a ______ environment.
a. cool and dry
b. cool and moist
c. warm and dry
d. warm and moist
d. warm and moist
Which are most closely related to biotechnology?
a. medicine and agriculture
b. construction and engineering
c. water treatment and electricity generation
d. communication and information technology
a. medicine and agriculture