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Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
True or False?
The immune system is made up of a network of cells, tissue, and organs that work together to protect the body
The immune system is made up of a network of cells, tissue, and organs that work together to protect the body
a)
True
b)
False
2.
Infectious diseases are
a)
contagious
b)
always deadly
c)
both answers
d)
none of the above
3.
The scientific name for germ is ____________.
a)
cooties
b)
germites
c)
pathogen
4.
True or False: Most bacteria are beneficial and helpful.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
Are bacteria living?
a)
Yes
b)
No
c)
It depends
6.
How are bacterial infections, like strep throat, treated?
a)
vaccines
b)
anti-fungals
c)
antibiotics
d)
antibacterials
7.
Which of the following diseases is caused by bacteria?
a)
common cold
b)
athlete's foot
c)
HIV/AIDS
d)
strep throat
8.
True or False: Antibiotics only treat bacterial infections.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
What causes antibiotic resistance to occur?
a)
taking antibiotics too often
b)
taking your parents antibiotics
c)
not finishing your antibiotic prescription (saving some of them for next time you are sick)
d)
all of the above
10.
Which is smaller, a virus or bacteria?
a)
same size
b)
bacteria
c)
virus
11.
Are viruses living?
a)
Yes
b)
No
c)
It depends
12.
How do viruses make you sick?
a)
invade a host cell
b)
multiply once they are in a host cell
c)
both of the answer choices are correct
13.
Which of the following is causes by a viral infection?
a)
strep throat
b)
tetanus
c)
the flu
d)
hookworm
14.
Which of the following is causes by a viral infection?
a)
HIV/AIDS and ebola and zika
b)
heartworm
c)
strep throat
d)
none of the above
15.
How can you potentially be prevented from getting a virus?
a)
antibiotics
b)
antivirals
c)
vaccines
16.
Why do people get a new flu shot each year?
a)
viruses mutate and change quickly
b)
the vaccine wears off
c)
to take their yearly dosage of antibiotics
17.
Which of the following is trait that a virus shares with a living organism?
a)
They use oxygen
b)
They have genetic material
c)
They grow
d)
They digest food
18.
Viruses...
a)
use a host to reproduce
b)
breath oxygen
c)
grow
d)
eat food
19.
How do doctors sometimes treat viral infections?
a)
vaccines
b)
antivirals
c)
antibiotics
20.
What is ring worm?
a)
Virus
b)
Bacteria
c)
Fungi
d)
Parasite
21.
Athlete's foot is which type?
a)
Virus
b)
Bacteria
c)
Fungi
d)
Protist
22.
How can you treat fungal infections?
a)
antifungals
b)
antivirals
c)
antibiotics
23.
Abstinence is the conscious, active choice not to participate in high risk behaviors.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
STD's are what kind of disease?
a)
Non-Communicable or Noninfectious
b)
Communicable or Infectious
c)
Both
d)
Neither
25.
A person can contract HIV by:
a)
Sharing needles with an infected person
b)
Kissing an infected person
c)
Hugging an infected person
d)
Swimming with an infected person
26.
What causes infectious diseases?
a)
bacteria
b)
virus
c)
protist
d)
all of the above
27.
Which of the following is not a way to prevent or treat viruses?
a)
antibiotics
b)
antiviral medications
c)
vaccines
d)
wash your hands
28.
Which is NOT a way to protect yourself from contracting a communicable disease?
a)
Washing your hands
b)
Participating in high risk behavior
c)
Getting vaccinated
d)
Avoid touching wild animals
29.
You can catch a noninfectious disease from a classmate.
a)
True
b)
False
30.
All of the following diseases are infectious EXCEPT
a)
Asthma
b)
Influenza
c)
AIDS
d)
Athletes foot
31.
Which of the following is an example of a non-infectious disease?
a)
the flu
b)
strep throat
c)
ebola
d)
diabetes
32.
Which disease can be caused by UV rays from the sun and tanning beds?
a)
Diabetes
b)
Skin Cancer
c)
AIDS
d)
Parkinson's disease
33.
A disease caused by uncontrolled cell growth
a)
Cancer
b)
Diabetes
c)
Heart attack
d)
Stroke
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