WorksheetsScience Pentathlon 2017-2018
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
All of the following can be pathogenic EXCEPT?
bacteria
viruses
fungi
macrophages
The symptoms of the Antonine Plague was FIRST described by
a roman emperor who contracted the disease
monks who treated ailing peasants
a Greek physician who observed the disease
trade merchants who documented cases of the disease
Which of the following human organs are MOSTLY affected by the Pneumonia plague?
heart
lungs
brain
stomach
Today, most of the outbreaks of the plague are located in
the Middle east
china
the Indian subcontinent
sub-Saharan Africa
10th century chinese physicians noted the first symptom of smallpox was
congestion
a runny nose
coughing
a headache
Which physician is widely accepted as the "Father of immunology" ?
Robert koch
Louis pasteur
Edward jenner
Cotton mather
During which decade of the 20th century was the polio disease at its height?
1980s
1970s
1950s
1920s
What shape were the cork cells FIRST observed by robert hooke in 1665?
oval
hexagon
square
octagon
Flatworms have?
no developed respiratory system
specialized circulatory systems
rigid,skeletal systems
an extension appendage on their head
An organism that transmits a disease or parasite from one living thing to another is BEST defined as a
Host
carrier
vector
transporter
Mushrooms are
Multi-cellular fungi
unicellular parasites
Multi-cellular protozoa
Unicellular fungi
Most Virions Have ALL Of The Following Except A(n)
Capsid
Nucleic Acid
Lipid Membrane
Ribosomes
The worst influenza epidemic occurred following
The Revolutionary War
The Napoleonic Wars
World War I
World War II
Pathogenic spores are more likley to be transmitted
By Contact With Another Human
By Ingesting Contaminated Water Or Food
Through Inhaling Air
Through A Bite From An Infected Insect
The Primary function of leukocytes is to
Fight Infectious Within An Organisam
Transport Oxygen To Cells And organs
make protein for a cell reproduction
transport protiens across the cells membrane
Since the 1990s all of the following emerging infections diseases (EIDs) have affected worldwide populations EXCEPT
west nile virus
lung cancer
severe acute respiratory syndrome
dengue virus
The emerging disease, Ebola, is named for a ________ in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa where it was first observed.
Village
forest
river
region
infected with the disease.
Which Physician Demonstrated That Parasites Could Be Transmitted from Infected Patients To Mosquitos?
W.C.Gorgas
Charles Louise Laveran
Ronald Ross
Carl Linnaeus
During the chronic HIV infection stage, a person
develops Kaposi's sarcoma
experiences a high fever
is hospitalized with a number of diseases
does not exhibit HIV symptoms
According to physician Ignaz Semmelweis, what was the BEST preventative practice to stop the spread of germs?
Covering the mouth while coughing
washing hands after seeing patients
lighting candles to burn bad air particles
rubbing the skin with cloths soaked in phenol
The practice of "engrafting" is MOST closely associated with
Vaccination
Quarantine
Blood-letting
Inoculation
Some of Anton van Leeuwenhoek's "animalcules" were later known as
Viruses
Bacteria
Pathogens
Germs
To ensure the English royal family the smallpox inoculations were safe, the procedure was FIRST tested on
Orphans
Household Servants
Prisoners
Hospital patients
In the 18th century, the city of Boston was saved from further outbreaks of smallpox when the idea of inoculations was proposed. How was this information FIRST gained?
After a local physician inoculated a member of his family
Through a slave that had been inoculated in Africa
Through a medical journal written by a Muslim physician
After accounts of successful prevention of an outbreak in South Carolina
