10BT2 Pathogens & Disease

10BT2 Pathogens & Disease

Open Ended

Starter Questions:

What is health?​

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What is the difference between a communicable and a non-communicable disease?

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What is a micro-organism?

Multiple Choice

True or false... All micro-organisms cause disease.

• True

• False

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What is a pathogen?

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Give two differences between bacteria and viruses.

Multiple Choice

What is Mr. Lemin's favourite soup?

• French Onion

• Leek and Potato

• Cream of Tomato

• Minestrone

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After a phagocyte has engulfed a pathogen, how is the pathogen then destroyed?

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What part of the phagocyte cell has to change shape in order for it to engulf a pathogen?

Multiple Choice

What is the correct word to describe the way a phagocyte destroys pathogens?

• Ingest

• Consume

• Engulf

• Eat

Multiple Choice

Is a phagocyte/macrophage part of the non-specific or the specific defence system?

• Specific

• Non-specific

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How does the stomach protect against infection by pathogens?

Fill in the Blanks

are small hairs found in the trachea that waft mucus containing pathogens/particulate matter to the top of the throat.

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How does the skin protect against pathogenic infection?

Multiple Choice

The final way white blood cells can protect us is to produce antitoxins. Which type of pathogen release toxins that need to be neutralised?

• Virus

• Fungi

• Bacteria

• Protists

Multiple Choice

Why does our body recognise pathogen antigens as foreign?

• They are a different colour to ours

• They are a different shape to ours

• They are a different size to ours

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the proteins on the surface of pathogens?

• Antibodies

• Antitoxins

• Antibiotics

• Antigens

Multiple Choice

What substance are antibodies made from?

• Protein

• Fat

• Carbohydrate

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the white blood cells that produce antibodies?

• Phagocytes

• Lymphocytes

• Granocytes

Multiple Choice

What do phagocytes use to destroy pathogens?

• Acid

• Mucus

• Enzymes

• Sebum

Multiple Choice

Which keyword describes what phagocytes do when they "take in" pathogens

• Digest

• Engulf

• Exhale

• Ingulf

Multiple Select

Tick the 2 key ways our skin protects us

• Acts as a barrier

• Produces sweat

• Produces mucus

• Produces sebum

Multiple Choice

Why is cilia important in our respiratory system (lungs, trachea and bronchi)?

• It traps pathogens in the trachea

• It wafts pathogens up the trachea

• It kills pathogens

Multiple Choice

Which of these is a non specific defence mechanism humans have to protect them against disease?

• Antibodies

• Antitoxins

• Stomach acid

• Phagocytosis

Multiple Choice Quiz!

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Multiple Choice

How could you describe the size of a virus?

• Smaller than bacteria

• Larger than a parasite

• About the size of a penny

• Smaller than a proton

Multiple Choice

Can a virus be cured with antibiotics?

• yes

• no

Multiple Choice

Which is most often used to destroy bacteria?

• vaccine

• antibiotics

• vitamins

• water

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true for both bacteria and viruses?

• both contain genetic material

• can be killed using antibiotics

• have a cell membrane

• have a protein coat

Multiple Choice

Why are viruses considered to be nonliving organism?

• they do not have genetic information
• they are not able to move on their own
• they do not interact with their environment
• they are no able to reproduce without a host cell

Multiple Choice

Which BEST compares bacteria and viruses?

• bacteria are smaller than viruses

• bacteria cause disease, but viruses do not

• bacteria are living organisms, but viruses are not

• bacteria have genetic material, but viruses do not

Multiple Choice

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

• host cell
• bacteria
• virus
• pathogen

Multiple Choice

How do bacteria cause disease?

• They attack our cells by engulfing them

• They insert their DNA into our DNA and reproduce

• They reproduce rapidly and produce harmful toxins

• They cause our immune system to attack itself

Multiple Choice

How do viruses cause disease?

• They cause our immune system to attack itself

• They reproduce inside our cells by inserting viral DNA into our genome

• They reproduce outside our cells and damage the cell membrane

• They surround our cells and engulf them