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Friend or Foe? The Micro-World Quiz

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 11hrs 45mins

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Class
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1.

The two aspects of the human immune system are the

a)

individual

b)

innate

c)

innocular

d)

adaptive

e)

additional

2.

Drugs that kill bacteria are called

a)

antibodies

b)

antigens

c)

antibiotics

d)

antibiological

3.

Archaea are ______

a)

single-celled organisms

b)

multi-cellular organisms

4.

Archaea _____ and ______ are the three cellular domains of life.

a)

Cytokines

b)

Bacteria

c)

Eukaryota

d)

Prebiotics

5.

White blood cells that produce antibodies are called ________

a)

T cells

b)

B cells

c)

L cells

6.

Binary fission is ________

a)

The process through which bacteria reproduce themselves

b)

The process through which human cells divide and reproduce

c)

The process through which organelles copy themselves

7.

Phages attack _______

a)

Viruses

b)

Fungi

c)

Bacteria

d)

B cells

8.

A microorganism that can be deployed for military warfare is called a ______

a)

host

b)

prion

c)

strain

d)

biological agent

9.

In the bone marrow the following types of cells are produced

a)

white blood cells

b)

extremophiles

c)

red blood cells

d)

platelets

10.

Humans are made up of around

a)

200 different types of cells

b)

300 different types of cells

c)

1000 different types of cells

11.

Within a multicellular organism all cells

a)

have the same genetic material and identical proteins

b)

don't have the same genetic material

c)

may have common genetic material but different proteins and genes are activated and combined in different ways

12.

Cells raised in a lab in a controlled growing liquid are called

a)

cell cultivation

b)

cell culture

c)

tissue culture

13.

Cells grown in a lab can accurately represent how cells work in a living organism.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

14.

Drug studies can translate to humans accurately when done on

a)

cells grown in a lab

b)

human cells from the right tissue

15.

A relationship between two organisms in which one participant benefits and the other is neither harmed nor benefits is called

a)

commensalism

b)

parasitism

c)

amensalism

d)

mutualism

16.

A relationship between two organisms in which one participant benefits and the other is harmed is called

a)

commensalism

b)

amensalism

c)

parasitism

d)

mutualism

17.

A relationship between two organisms in which one is destroyed and the other is neither harmed nor benefits is called

a)

commensalism

b)

parasitism

c)

amensalism

d)

mutualism

18.

A relationship between two organisms in which both benefit from the symbiosis is called

a)

amensalism

b)

mutualism

c)

commensalism

d)

parasitism

19.

Click on the true sentences about cytokines.

a)

Cytokines transfer signals between cells in the immune system

b)

Cytokines can potentially cause death

c)

Cytokines help regulate the immune response

d)

An overabundance of cytokines is called a cytokine cascade

20.

The hereditary material that carries the genetic code that governs the growth and development of the organism is called

a)

DNA

b)

RNA

c)

DMA

21.

A condition or illness that is native to and is continually transmitted in a specific geographic area is called

a)

pandemic

b)

endemic

c)

epidemic

22.

An outbreak of new cases of a disease or illness in a population at a particular time is called

a)

endemic

b)

epidemic

c)

pandemic

23.

Bacteria often living off of non-organic materials and in difficult conditions are called

a)

extremophiles

b)

extremocytes

c)

granulocytes

d)

adversophiles

24.

A habitat is

a)

An organism's or microorganism's way of life

b)

Somebody's house

c)

The physical environment in which an organism or microorganism lives.

25.

In a community, herd immunity helps with keeping safe

a)

groups of people who have suffered from a disease

b)

those who are too young/too old/too fragile to get vaccinated against a disease

c)

those who don't want to get vaccinated against a disease

d)

the animals in the human food chain

26.

One of the functions of a fungus is

a)

decomposing

b)

hydrating

c)

diluting

27.

The bacteria, archaea and fungi that live in the gastrointestinal tract help with .... food

a)

digesting

b)

ingesting

c)

metabolizing

d)

excreting

28.

Eukaryotes are cells that

a)

have organelles

b)

don't have organelles

c)

don't have a nucleus

29.

Genetically modified organisms have material that has been

a)

altered

b)

added

c)

removed

d)

broken down

30.

Another name for "pathogen" is

a)

granulocyte

b)

host

c)

macrophage

d)

germ

31.

An organism in or on which another organism lives is called

a)

parasite

b)

germ

c)

host

d)

granulocyte

32.

___________ can be gained through exposure to a wild virus or pathogen

a)

immunity

b)

immunization

33.

____________ is a controlled process carried out by injection and other methods that strengthens the immune system of a living organism against a pathogen

a)

immunity

b)

immunization

34.

Inflammation is

a)

A front-line response by the innate immune system to invasion by a pathogen, injury, or irritant

b)

When microbes penetrate or enter a living organism and replicate

35.

The ________ offers constant protection from pathogens and organisms through physical barriers such as the skin, substances like mucous, shedding of skin cells, and chemical response

a)

adaptive immune system

b)

innate immune system

36.

Tick all kinds of white blood cells below

a)

leukocyte

b)

lymphocyte

c)

macrophage

d)

microbiome

e)

monocyte

37.

A/An _____ occurs when a disease or illness in a geographic area occurs at a higher rate than expected for the area or circumstances.

a)

pandemic

b)

outbreak

38.

Microorganisms used in food and other products intended to bolster health

a)

prebiotics

b)

probiotics

c)

prions

39.

Tick on the true sentences about proteins, below

a)

they fold into 3-dimensional shapes

b)

they are composed of amino acids

c)

they can be toxic

d)

they perform different functions in the body

e)

they are not controlled by DNA

40.

A primary host of a pathogen, where infections spread outward from is called

a)

a reservoir

b)

a strain

c)

a superbug

d)

a vibrio

41.

An agent that carries a pathogen from one host to another is called

a)

a reservoir

b)

a strain

c)

a superbug

d)

a vector

42.

Micro-animals that, when in an extreme environment, dry up in a "tun" state that mimics death, and they can return to a healthy life when the opportunity arises. They are

a)

T-cells

b)

tardigrades

c)

viruses

d)

xerophiles

43.

The ability or degree of damage or infection caused by a pathogen, or disease-causing microorganism is called

a)

fatality

b)

strength

c)

virulence