CHAP 8.GLOSSARY

What is an antibody?

• a) A disease that lasts for a long time

• b) A chemical made by the immune system

• c) A microscopic, single-celled organism

• d) A substance that kills bacteria or prevents their growth

What is an antibiotic?

• a) A lung disease caused by breathing in asbestos fibres

• b) A chemical made by the immune system

• c) A substance that kills bacteria or prevents their growth

• d) A nutrient used as the main source of energy for the body

What is asbestosis?

• a) A complex disease caused by a lack of or insensitivity to insulin

• b) A lung disease caused by breathing in asbestos fibres

• c) A nutrient used as the main source of energy for the body

• d) An infectious disease that is readily communicable

What is a diabetic?

• a) A person who has the disease diabetes

• b) A disease caused by a lack of or insensitivity to insulin

• c) A lung disease caused by breathing in asbestos fibres

• d) A nutrient used as the main source of energy for the body

What are bacteria?

• a) Nutrients used as the main source of energy for the body

• b) Microscopic, single-celled organisms

• c) A disease caused by a lack of or insensitivity to insulin

• d) A chemical made by the immune system

What is diabetes?

• a) A complex disease caused by a lack of or insensitivity to insulin

• b) A nutrient used as the main source of energy for the body

• c) A lung disease caused by breathing in asbestos fibres

• d) A substance that kills bacteria or prevents their growth

What is a contagious disease?

• a) A disease that lasts for a long time

• b) A lung disease caused by breathing in asbestos fibres

• c) An infectious disease that is readily communicable

• d) A chemical made by the immune system

What are carbohydrates?

• a) A lung disease caused by breathing in asbestos fibres

• b) A complex disease caused by a lack of or insensitivity to insulin

• c) Nutrients used as the main source of energy for the body

• d) An infectious disease that is readily communicable

What is a chronic disease?

• a) A lung disease caused by breathing in asbestos fibres

• b) A complex disease caused by a lack of or insensitivity to insulin

• c) A disease that lasts for a long time

• d) An infectious disease that is readily communicable

What is a diet?

• a) A disease that lasts for a long time

• b) A chemical made by the immune system

• c) What a person eats

• d) A substance that kills bacteria or prevents their growth