Question

Match the microbe with its characterisitc:

a. Bacteria

b. virus

c. prion

d. fungus

e.protozoa

1. anaerobes cannot live in the presence of oxygon. _______

2. requires water to survive; may habe many intermediate hosts. _______

3. causes malaria. ________

4. resistant to all means of sterilization normally used in the health care setting. ________

5. capable of transforming normal cells into cancerous cells. _________

Answer 1

1. anaerobes cannot live in the presence of oxygen. -> a.Bacteria

2. requires water to survive; may habe many intermediate hosts. -> d.fungus

3. causes malaria. -> e.protzoa

4. resistant to all means of sterilization normally used in the health care setting. -> b.virus

5.capable of transforming normal cells into cancerous cells.-> c.prion