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Quiz 11 - 20 points
Part I. Matching. Write the number from the list on the right in front of the corresponding word or
phrase on the left. 5 points.
_____ 1. infectious DNA or RNA with a protein coat
_____ 2. single celled organism with nucleus and organelles
_____ 3. infectious protein
_____ 4. an organism that houses and can pass on a disease
_____ 5. single celled organism without nucleus or organelles
1. vector
2. bacteria
3. virus
4. protozoan
5. prion
Part II. Fill in the Blank. Write your best answer in the space provided. 6 points.
1. Some diseases, like Malaria, have a stage in the cycle of the disease that occurs outside of
humans. In Malaria it is ...
______________________.
2. The disease that kills more people in the world than any other is ... _________________.
3. A world-wide disease, like AIDS, is called a _________________. (distribution/spread of disease)
4. AIDS is an abbreviation for ...
A___________ I_____________ D_______________ S_________________
5. Vaccines against HIV/AIDS seem impossible because the virus ___________________________.
6. HIV causes problems with the _____________ (specific cell type) cells of the immune system.
7. Virus particles need to ____________________________ because they have no machinery to
carry on their own reproduction.
Part III. Short Answer. Write your answer in the space provided. 2 points each.
1. What is a recent treatment strategy for HIV/AIDS patients that relies on evolutionary theory to
control the virus load? (Give the strategy and the theory behind it)
2. What are antibiotics? Give an example of a situation where the disease has become resistant to
most antibiotics. (tell what the disease is and where the “outbreak” is occurring).
Part III. Using the following diagram with numbers, answer the questions below.
4 points.
1. What is this whole spherical thing?
2. What is happenning to this cell?
3. What is this?
4. What are the small thread-like things inside this bigger spherical thing?