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WorksheetsEvolution and Medicine
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
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Class
Date
1.
Inappropriate use of antibiotics is thought to have initiated the development of resistance is what?
a)
Overuse of Antibiotics
b)
Antibiotic Resistance
c)
Antibiotic culture
d)
Antibiotic Selection
2.
An example of inappropriate use and prescribing is: Failing to complete a course of antibiotics as prescribed
a)
True
b)
False
c)
IDK
d)
IDC
3.
What protects the bacterial cells from the effects of the antibiotic
a)
DNA
b)
Mutations
c)
Blood cells
d)
Superman
4.
Bacteria that do not have these protective mutations Live and Can reproduce as a result of antibiotic treatment
a)
False
b)
True
5.
Bacteria with mutations (the resistant bacteria) enjoy Decreased opportunity for reproduction due to More competition from non-mutated bacterial strains eradicated by antibiotics.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
What is a common misconception about antibiotic resistance?
a)
is that the people who have the infection are resistant to antibiotics.
b)
is that the people who have the infection develop superpowers
c)
Is that the people who have the infection become drug addicts
d)
is that the people who have the infection become resistant to infection
7.
WHERE DID THIS COME FROM?
HOW IS IT RESISTANT TO ANTIBIOTICS?
HOW IS IT RESISTANT TO ANTIBIOTICS?
a)
The answer is somewhere in the world of EVOLUTION!
b)
The answer is somewhere in the world of WARCRAFT
c)
The answer is somewhere in the world of NATURAL SELECTION!
d)
The answer is somewhere in the world of YOUR MOM!
8.
Evolution is Only a Theory, Acquired Characteristics can be Inherited, Species have an underlying nature that Cannot change is a prior conception about what?
a)
BACTERIA
b)
NATURAL SELECTION
c)
EVOLUTION
d)
THEORY
9.
an explanation or model based on observation, experimentation, and reasoning, especially one that has been tested and confirmed
a)
Mutation
b)
Conclusion
c)
Theory
d)
Statement
10.
Only genetic based characteristics can be passed along.
a)
TRUE!
b)
FALSE!
c)
Both
d)
Neither
11.
Species have an underlying nature that Can change
a)
False
b)
True
12.
Natural selection and evolution mean the same thing
a)
FALSE?
b)
TRUE?
13.
What is a classic example of evolution by natural selection?
a)
The evolution of antibiotic-resistant bacteria
b)
The evolution of antibiotic bacteria
c)
The evolution of antibiotic drugs
d)
The evolution of antibiotics
14.
What is a major abx-resistant bacteria?
a)
Chlamydiae
b)
Spirochaetes
c)
Thermus
d)
MRSA
15.
PAX6 is a gene that plays a crucial role in regulating the growth of eyes
a)
True
b)
False
16.
Natural selection is a powerful process of evolution and is the only mechanism to consistently yield adaptions.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
Lactase persistence has a strong genetic component and has evolved independently at least __ times in human history.
a)
4
b)
3
c)
2
d)
1
18.
What are the 3 MAIN CAUSES OF HEALTH CONDITIONS?
a)
Infection, Genetic, environmental
b)
Infection, environmental, Theory
c)
Observation, Theory, Conclusion
d)
Infection, Genetic, Evolution
19.
An individuals inability to digest lactose after weaning due to gene that codes for the enzyme lactase is “ turned off”.
a)
Lactose Persistent
b)
Lactose Intolerance
c)
Lactase Nonpersistent
d)
Lactose Tolerant
20.
That evolution explains many aspects of why humans as a species are the way they are.
a)
True
b)
False
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