VQ 16

When experts talk about flattening the curve, what does that mean?

• It’s an axiom that means follow the evidence, rather than trust appearances, such as the earth appearing flat when it is actually round

• It means to slow the spread of a virus to reduce the peak number of cases and related demands on hospitals and infrastructure

• It means to arrive at the point in the pandemic when the number of daily deaths due to COVID-19 are flat

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NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

What is herd immunity?

• A situation where you purposefully get diseases from animals in order to protect yourself from future disease

• When a sufficient number of animals are immune from disease that they are less likely to transmit it to humans

• A situation in which a sufficient proportion of a population is immune to an infectious disease (through vaccination and/or prior illness) to make its spread from person to person unlikely

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NGSS.HS-LS4-5

True/False: COVID-19 vaccines do NOT affect a person’s DNA (genetic material)

• TRUE

• FALSE

In a study, which cells are found in COVID-19 patients 'bode well' for long-term immunity?

• P-cell

• D-Cell

• T-Cell

• Endothelial Cells

Which letter represents amplitude? (a)  

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

List the steps of the scientific method

d

e

f

c

b

a

Draw conclusions

Communicate results

Analyze results

Conduct experiment

Ask a question

Form a hypothesis

Name the vaccine that is jointly developed by the German company BioNTech and US pharma giant Pfizer for COVID-19?

• BNT162

• PICOVACC

• Both A and B

• Neither A nor B

Name a clinical trial in which blood is transfused from recovered COVID-19 patients to a coronavirus patient who is in critical condition?

• Plasma Therapy

• Solidarity

• Remdesivir

• Hydroxychloroquine

greenhouse effect

Natural situation in which heat is retained in Earth's atmosphere by carbon dioxide, methane, water vapor, and other gasses. It can be made worse by man-made emissions of these gasses.

• T

• F

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Termites are tiny insects that can cause severe damage to homes and other structures that consist of wood. Termites are an example of what type of factor.

• Biotic

• Abiotic

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4