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WorksheetsPathogens and Disease
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which of the following can be pathogens?
Bacteria only
Viruses only
Bacteria and viruses
Neither bacteria or viruses
Which of the following is not a communicable disease?
Measles
Mumps
Rubella
Scurvy
Which of the following is a disease caused by poor diet?
Measles
Mumps
HIV/AIDS
Heart disease
What is microbiology?
The study of microorganisms
The study of bacteria
The study of diseases
The study of viruses
Which of the following is not a microorganism?
Bacteria
Viruses
Protists
Mammals
What is most commonly used to observe bacteria?
Magnifying glass
Microscope
Stethoscope
Magnifying glass
Which of the following are things that people do not use microbes for?
Sewage treatment
Breeding animals
Making yogurt
Breaking down compost
Which of the following are not usually added to agar medium for bacterial growth?
carbohydate
mineral ions
protein
lipids
Why must care be taken even when using harmless microbes in the laboratory?
Even harmless microbes can make you ill
They may mutate into harmful microbes
They may produce poisonous wastes
They may react with reproduce with harmless bacteria on your skin
Why do bacteria need carbohydrate for growth?
As an energy source
To make proteins
To make lipids
To provide vitamins
At what temperature are cultures grown in the school laboratory?
25 degrees C
30 degrees C
35 degrees C
40 degrees C
Why are cultures not incubated at body tempeature in the school laboratory?
It is too hot for most microbes to grow
It could lead to the growth of harmful microbes
It is expensive to do
It requires specialist equipment
What do we call the dish we grow bacteria in?
Petri dish
Perti dish
Petria dish
Purti dish
The human papilloma virus can lead to which type of cancer?
Cervical
Lung
Skin
Prostate
Bacteria divide by splitting in to two. This is known as..
Binary fission
Binary fusion
Sensory fission
Nuclear fusion
Which of the following is not a common way that pathogens spread?
By air
By water
By contact
By poor diet
Who first realised that hand washing reduced disease transmission?
Ignaz Semmelweis
Albert Einstein
Doctor Foster
Doctor No
Who developed vaccines?
Louis Pasteur
Albert Einstein
Stephen Hawking
Alexander Flemming
Which of the following will not reduce the spread of disease?
Washing your hands after using the toilet
Using a tissue when you sneeze
Washing chicken before cooking it
Using hand sanitizer
If a patient has a serious infectious disease, to reduce the spread to others a hospital would..
Isolate the patient
Give the patient paracetamol
Give the patient anithistamine
Send the patient home
