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Fighting disease

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Any organism that can cause a disease

a)

pathogen

b)

bacteria

c)

germ

d)

protist

2.

Pathogens that are larger than bacteria but can still live in human cells.

a)

protists

b)

yeasts

c)

bed bugs

d)

algae

3.

Bacteria can damage human cells or produce

a)

toxins

b)

viruses

c)

platelets

d)

blood clots

4.

Fungi grow best in these environments.

a)

warm, moist

b)

cool, dry

c)

cold,humid

d)

warm, dry

5.

Which is of these is NOT a way in which pathogens can be spread.

a)

mutated genes

b)

food and water

c)

infected animals

d)

contaminated objects

6.

Which of the following does NOT contain pathogen killing chemicals?

a)

lymph nodes

b)

sweat glands

c)

oil glands

d)

saliva

7.

Most pathogens never enter the body because of your

a)

skin

b)

muscles

c)

skeleton

d)

connective tissues

8.

Which term best describes inflammation?

a)

red and swollen

b)

engulfs pathogens

c)

cold and clammy

d)

solid barrier

9.

Raising the body's internal temperature in an attempt to kill pathogens.

a)

fever

b)

immune response

c)

peristalsis

d)

infection

10.

B cells produce disease killing proteins known as

a)

antibodies

b)

antibiotics

c)

antigens

d)

allergies

11.

The ability of the body to destroy pathogens before they can cause disease.

a)

immunity

b)

phagocytosis

c)

endocytosis

d)

activity

12.

A dead or weakened pathogen that triggers the immune response.

a)

vaccine

b)

antibiotic

c)

bacterium

d)

lymph

13.

Antibiotics are medicines that are produced by bacteria or

a)

fungi

b)

viral particles

c)

protists

d)

T cells

14.

Being overly sensitive to a foreign object in the body is

a)

an allergy

b)

asthma

c)

an antibody

d)

aerobics

15.

People with diabetes cannot produce proper amounts of this hormone.

a)

insulin

b)

bile

c)

saliva

d)

mucus