WorksheetsDisease
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What can you do to protect yourself from germs?
a)
Wash your hands
b)
Avoid touching your eyes nose and mouth
c)
Cook foods thoroughly
d)
All of the above
2.
Which items are part of your bodies first line of defense?
a)
skin
b)
gastric juices
c)
saliva
d)
all of the above
3.
How can the HIV virus be transmitted?
a)
hugging
b)
contaminated needles
c)
sharing a drink
d)
shaking hands
4.
What kind of cells does the HIV virus destroy
a)
bad cells
b)
white blood cells
c)
blue blood cells
d)
none of the above
5.
Which agent causes athletes foot?
a)
Bacteria
b)
Fungi
c)
Parisite
d)
Virus
6.
Which of the following disease is NOT caused by a virus?
a)
Tetanus
b)
Flu
c)
Common Cold
d)
Measles
7.
What is one way a pathogen can enter the body?
a)
Nose
b)
Mouth
c)
Broken Skin
d)
All of the Aove
8.
What pathogen causes the common cold?
a)
Virus
b)
Bacteria
c)
Fungi
d)
Protista
9.
Which type of infection invades a cell and uses regular processes within the cell to make copies of itself.
a)
Viral
b)
Bacterial
c)
Fungal
d)
Parasitic
10.
Viruses are cells.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
How could you describe the size of a virus?
a)
Smaller than bacteria
b)
Larger than a parasite
c)
About the size of a dime
d)
Smaller than a proton
12.
What provides direct energy for the virus?
a)
food
b)
its host
c)
the sun
d)
a parasite
13.
What do viruses need to reproduce?
a)
they need genetic material
b)
They need a host cell
c)
They can reproduce by themselves
d)
They need enzymes
14.
How are viruses different from living organisms?
a)
contain no proteins
b)
have no DNA or RNA
c)
killed by antibiotics
d)
use host cell to reproduce
15.
HIV is an example of a _____.
a)
Virus
b)
Bacteria
c)
Antibody
d)
infection
16.
A mosquito can carry Zika and transfer it to a person. The mosquito is a _______ for the disease.
a)
pathogen
b)
antibody
c)
vector
d)
antigen
17.
Which of the following is an example of a bacteria?
a)
smallpox
b)
Bird flu
c)
streptococcus
d)
Measles
18.
Which pathogen is not alive?
a)
Virus
b)
Bacteria
c)
Protist
d)
Fungi
19.
An example of a non-infectious disease is:
a)
Influenza
b)
Small Pox
c)
Diabetes
d)
Typhoid
20.
Examples of diseases caused by this pathogen are Tetanus and Stomach ulcers.
a)
Virus
b)
Bacteria
c)
Protist
d)
Fungi
21.
Immunity means resistance to
a)
disease
b)
health
c)
organics
d)
genetics
22.
A parasite is an organism that lives on or in the body of another organism (the host) and takes nutrients from it. which is these is NOT caused by parasites?
a)
Amoebic dysentery
b)
Malaria
c)
Giardiasis
d)
Thrush
23.
What are the reproductive cells of fungi?
a)
Seeds
b)
Sperm
c)
Spores
d)
Eggs
24.
What is the largest living organism?
a)
Honey Mushroom
b)
Blue Whale
c)
Elephant
d)
California Redwood
25.
__________ are fungi that produce the gas that makes bread rise.
a)
mushrooms
b)
athlete's foot
c)
blue cheese
d)
yeast
26.
Which are examples of fungi?
a)
mold
b)
yeast
c)
mushrooms
d)
all of the above
27.
Thrush infection is caused by _____.
a)
Bacteria
b)
Fungi
c)
Viruses
d)
Protozoans
28.
Bacteria are single-celle, and can survive on its own, inside or outside the body. Viruses are not cells, and need a host to multiply.
a)
True
b)
False
29.
Doctors usually treat bacterial infections with antibiotics. But since antibiotic resistance is a growing problem, antibiotics may be prescribed only for serious bacterial infections.
Antibiotics won't work for viral infections?
Antibiotics won't work for viral infections?
a)
True
b)
False
30.
Both bacteria and viruses have enzymes
a)
True
b)
False
31.
A weakened or dead virus can act as a-
a)
vaccine
b)
leukocyte
c)
allergen
d)
macrophage
32.
Viruses are made up of-
a)
A nucleic acid and protein coat
b)
A nucleus and a protein coat
c)
A nucleic acid and a nucleus
d)
A cell and a injection device
33.
The first cells the respond to an immune attack are-
a)
Helper T Cells
b)
Suppressor Cells
c)
Macrophage
d)
Killer B Cells
34.
Enzyme in saliva and tears that kills certain kinds of bacteria.
a)
histamine
b)
lysozyme
c)
cytokines
d)
basophil
35.
What function does mucus play in the immune system?
a)
traps foreign particles from entering the body
b)
moistens food
c)
produces WBCs
d)
acts as a lubricant
36.
Interferon is group of hormone like peptides produced by cells in response to the presence of
a)
chemical irritants
b)
viruses
c)
bacterial cells
d)
malarial parasites
37.
Which of the following is NOT part of the non-specific immune system?
a)
Macrophages
b)
Fever
c)
Inflammation
d)
Antibodies
38.
What is the role of histamines?
a)
Causes fever
b)
Causes inflammation
c)
Produces antibodies
d)
It is a pathogen
39.
Allergies result from the body overreacting to a normally harmless substance like pollen. The chemical that causes swelling during allergies is:
a)
T cells
b)
B cells
c)
Histamines
d)
Macrophages
40.
WHY are macrophages considered "non-specific" defenses?
a)
They only destroy specific pathogens
b)
They only target bacteria
c)
They will destroy any pathogen or dead cell
d)
They only destroy viruses
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