Health and Disease

Which is the best example of a specialized parasite?

• Fruit Fly

• Caterpillar

• Tapeworm

• Inch worm

Which is most likely an immediate negative effect of consuming alcohol on the body?

• Increased risk of lung cancer

• decrease in immune function

• decrease in lung capacity

• impaired thinking and judgement

Which is true about viruses?

• prokaryotic cells that infect living organisms

• nonliving particles that infect living organisms

• eukaryotic cells that infect living organisms

• fungi that infect living organisms

Pandemics occur when a disease is spread through large populations. Which is the best example of a pandemic that has impacted the human population

• Strep throat

• common cold

• chicken pox

• small pox

Which best describes a negative effect of chewing tobacco?

• Addiction and susceptibility to cancer

• slowed reaction time

• decrease in lung capacity

• impaired thinking and judgement

Which is NOT a benefit of regular exercise?

• Maintains heart health

• increases strength of muscle and bone

• increases heart rate, providing more oxygen to be used

• All are benefits of regular exercise

Which is an example of why proteins are an important part of a balanced diet?

• store and transmit genetic info

• provide long term energy storage

• essential for the growth and repair of tissues

• needed to insulate the body

The best way to prevent the spread of viral infections

• vaccines

• antibiotics

• good hygiene

• drinking plenty of fluids

Best used as long-term energy storage

• lipids

• carbohydrates

• nucleic acids

• proteins

Why pregnant women should maintain a healthy lifestyle

• diet too high in protein can negatively impact infant

• fatty diet will cause heart defects in infant

• poor health does not impact embryonic development

• smoking, drinking alcohol or using drugs impacts embryonic development