Chlamydia is a sexually transmitted disease that is caused by a bacterium called Chlamydia trachomatis.

Question

Which of these are characteristics of the infectious agent that causes chlamydia?

a
Unicellular organism that is a prokaryote.
b
Unicellular organism that can only replicate inside of other organisms
c
Non-living particle that replicates only inside of other organisms
d
Non-living particle that contains DNA or RNA

Answer 1

The infectious agent that causes chlamydia, Chlamydia trachomatis, has the following characteristics:

a. Unicellular organism that is a prokaryote. - True. Chlamydia trachomatis is a prokaryotic bacterium.

b. Unicellular organism that can only replicate inside of other organisms. - True. Chlamydia trachomatis is an obligate intracellular organism, meaning it can only replicate within host cells.

c. Non-living particle that replicates only inside of other organisms. - False. Chlamydia trachomatis is a living bacterium, not a non-living particle.

d. Non-living particle that contains DNA or RNA. - False. While Chlamydia trachomatis does contain DNA, it is a living bacterium, not a non-living particle.

Therefore, the correct characteristics of Chlamydia trachomatis are a and b.