Disease Agents Unit Assessment
30 Multiple Choice Questions — Viruses, Bacteria, Fungi, and Parasites
Learning Objectives
Identify and describe the four major categories of disease agents and compare their relative sizes.
Describe the structure and characteristics of viruses, including why they are not classified as living and how they reproduce inside a host cell.
Describe the structure, classification, and reproduction of bacteria, and distinguish helpful from harmful species.
Explain antibiotic resistance as an example of natural selection and identify behaviors that contribute to or help prevent it.
Identify diseases caused by fungi and explain how a fungal compound (penicillin) is used to treat bacterial infections.
Define parasites and identify common diseases they cause.
Describe how biotechnology uses genetically engineered bacteria to produce medicines such as synthetic insulin.
Distinguish communicable and non-communicable diseases, identify vectors and biological transmission examples, and describe how vaccines and hygiene break the chain of infection.
Distinguish between an epidemic and a pandemic based on the geographic scale of disease spread.
Instructions
~2 minutes<p>This assessment covers the entire <strong>Agents of Disease</strong> unit. It draws together what we have learned about <em>viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites</em>, how diseases spread between people, how vaccines and antibiotics work, and the difference between an epidemic and a pandemic.</p><p>There are <strong>30 multiple choice questions</strong>, each worth 1 point for a total of 30 points. Read each question carefully and select the single best answer.</p>
<ul><li>Read every option before choosing your answer.</li><li>If you are unsure, eliminate the answers you know are wrong first.</li><li>Watch for words like <strong>NOT</strong> and <strong>BEST</strong> — they change what the question is asking.</li><li>Take your time. There is no bonus for finishing early.</li></ul>