Bacteria, viruses , protists, fungi etc.

Question 1

Disease-causing agents are called

Answer 1

pathogens

Question 2

Is TB caused by a virus, bacterium, protist or fungus?

Answer 2

bacteria,

Question 3

An organism that transmits a pathogen from one host to another.

Answer 3

vector

Question 4

Microorganisms that are used in the production of antibiotics.

Answer 4

bacteria and fungi

Question 5

Mode of nutrition of bacteria that can photosynthesise and produce their own food.

Answer 5

autotrophic

Question 6

TB bacteria that do not react to medicine.

Answer 6

drug-resistant tb

Question 7

The kingdom under which protozoa, algae, slime and water moulds are classified.

Answer 7

protista

Question 8

The kingdom to which prokaryotic, unicellular organisms such as bacterial belong.

Answer 8

monera

Question 9

The organism that transmits the malaria parasite.

Answer 9

anopheles

Question 10

The abbreviation ARV stands for…

Answer 10

antiretovirals

Question 11

Synonym for disease causing.

Answer 11

pathogenetic

Question 12

The kingdom under which mushrooms, moulds and yeasts are classified.

Answer 12

fungi

Question 13

The abbreviation TB stands for…

Answer 13

tuberculosis

Question 14

Four different shapes of bacteria.

Answer 14

bacilli,cocci,spirillia,vibrio

Question 15

Microscopically small forms of life that include bacteria, fungi and protists.

Answer 15

microorganisms

Question 16

The abbreviation HIV stands for…

Answer 16

human immune deficiency virus

Question 17

Name the fungal infection that mainly affects the mucous membranes and the skin.

Answer 17

candidiasis

Question 18

The abbreviation AIDS stands for…

Answer 18

acquired immune deficiency syndrome

Question 19

A form of asexual reproduction in which one cell divides to form two identical cells.

Answer 19

binary fission

Question 20

A tiny, non-living particle that invades and then reproduces inside a living cell.

Answer 20

virus

Question 21

The secondary host of the malaria parasite.

Answer 21

humans

Question 22

The insecticide that is used in SA for indoor sprayings to kill the mosquitoes that spread malaria.

Answer 22

ddt

Question 23

A long, thread-like structure that is used by many microorganisms for feeding and locomotion.

Answer 23

flagellum

Question 24

The name of the immune cells that are infected by the HI-virus.

Answer 24

cd4 cells

Question 25

The genus name of the malaria parasite.

Answer 25

plasmodium