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27.4-5 HW (Viruses)

Authored by Michael Alvetro

Science

12th Grade

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27.4-5 HW (Viruses)
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary reason new influenza vaccines are needed each year?

Changes in environmental factors

Accumulation of changes in the H and N molecules of the virus

Improvement in vaccine technology

Decrease in human immunity levels

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a disease caused by viruses?

Smallpox

Leukemia

Hepatitis

Influenza

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What major event in 1918 is associated with the influenza virus?

Discovery of the virus

A worldwide pandemic killing 50 to 100 million people

Development of the first vaccine

Identification of the H1N1 strain

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the significance of antigenic shift in influenza viruses?

It refers to a decrease in the virus's ability to infect humans.

It indicates a minor change in the virus that does not affect vaccine effectiveness.

It involves major changes that can lead to new virus strains.

It is a process that reduces the virus's ability to spread between species.

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to the text, what complicates the development of effective vaccines against influenza?

The stable nature of the virus

The virus's ability to infect only humans

The constant change in the virus's H-molecule regions

The lack of technological advancements in vaccine development

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following would not be a component of the SARS coronavirus genome?

Spike proteins genes

Envelope glycoproteins genes

Flagella genes

Nucleocapsid protein genes

7.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What strategy would be effective in containing an outbreak of SARS? (Choose all that apply.)

Developing a vaccine

Isolating infected individuals

Increasing public awareness

Implementing travel bans

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NGSS.HS-ETS1-1

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