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WorksheetsFriend or Foe? The Micro-World Quiz
Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 11hrs 45mins
The two aspects of the human immune system are the
individual
innate
innocular
adaptive
additional
Drugs that kill bacteria are called
antibodies
antigens
antibiotics
antibiological
Archaea are ______
single-celled organisms
multi-cellular organisms
Archaea _____ and ______ are the three cellular domains of life.
Cytokines
Bacteria
Eukaryota
Prebiotics
White blood cells that produce antibodies are called ________
T cells
B cells
L cells
Binary fission is ________
The process through which bacteria reproduce themselves
The process through which human cells divide and reproduce
The process through which organelles copy themselves
Phages attack _______
Viruses
Fungi
Bacteria
B cells
A microorganism that can be deployed for military warfare is called a ______
host
prion
strain
biological agent
In the bone marrow the following types of cells are produced
white blood cells
extremophiles
red blood cells
platelets
Humans are made up of around
200 different types of cells
300 different types of cells
1000 different types of cells
Within a multicellular organism all cells
have the same genetic material and identical proteins
don't have the same genetic material
may have common genetic material but different proteins and genes are activated and combined in different ways
Cells raised in a lab in a controlled growing liquid are called
cell cultivation
cell culture
tissue culture
Cells grown in a lab can accurately represent how cells work in a living organism.
TRUE
FALSE
Drug studies can translate to humans accurately when done on
cells grown in a lab
human cells from the right tissue
A relationship between two organisms in which one participant benefits and the other is neither harmed nor benefits is called
commensalism
parasitism
amensalism
mutualism
A relationship between two organisms in which one participant benefits and the other is harmed is called
commensalism
amensalism
parasitism
mutualism
A relationship between two organisms in which one is destroyed and the other is neither harmed nor benefits is called
commensalism
parasitism
amensalism
mutualism
A relationship between two organisms in which both benefit from the symbiosis is called
amensalism
mutualism
commensalism
parasitism
Click on the true sentences about cytokines.
Cytokines transfer signals between cells in the immune system
Cytokines can potentially cause death
Cytokines help regulate the immune response
An overabundance of cytokines is called a cytokine cascade
The hereditary material that carries the genetic code that governs the growth and development of the organism is called
DNA
RNA
DMA
A condition or illness that is native to and is continually transmitted in a specific geographic area is called
pandemic
endemic
epidemic
An outbreak of new cases of a disease or illness in a population at a particular time is called
endemic
epidemic
pandemic
Bacteria often living off of non-organic materials and in difficult conditions are called
extremophiles
extremocytes
granulocytes
adversophiles
A habitat is
An organism's or microorganism's way of life
Somebody's house
The physical environment in which an organism or microorganism lives.
In a community, herd immunity helps with keeping safe
groups of people who have suffered from a disease
those who are too young/too old/too fragile to get vaccinated against a disease
those who don't want to get vaccinated against a disease
the animals in the human food chain
One of the functions of a fungus is
decomposing
hydrating
diluting
The bacteria, archaea and fungi that live in the gastrointestinal tract help with .... food
digesting
ingesting
metabolizing
excreting
Eukaryotes are cells that
have organelles
don't have organelles
don't have a nucleus
Genetically modified organisms have material that has been
altered
added
removed
broken down
Another name for "pathogen" is
granulocyte
host
macrophage
germ
An organism in or on which another organism lives is called
parasite
germ
host
granulocyte
___________ can be gained through exposure to a wild virus or pathogen
immunity
immunization
____________ is a controlled process carried out by injection and other methods that strengthens the immune system of a living organism against a pathogen
immunity
immunization
Inflammation is
A front-line response by the innate immune system to invasion by a pathogen, injury, or irritant
When microbes penetrate or enter a living organism and replicate
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
adaptive immune system
innate immune system
Tick all kinds of white blood cells below
leukocyte
lymphocyte
macrophage
microbiome
monocyte
A/An _____ occurs when a disease or illness in a geographic area occurs at a higher rate than expected for the area or circumstances.
pandemic
outbreak
Microorganisms used in food and other products intended to bolster health
prebiotics
probiotics
prions
Tick on the true sentences about proteins, below
they fold into 3-dimensional shapes
they are composed of amino acids
they can be toxic
they perform different functions in the body
they are not controlled by DNA
A primary host of a pathogen, where infections spread outward from is called
a reservoir
a strain
a superbug
a vibrio
An agent that carries a pathogen from one host to another is called
a reservoir
a strain
a superbug
a vector
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
T-cells
tardigrades
viruses
xerophiles
The ability or degree of damage or infection caused by a pathogen, or disease-causing microorganism is called
fatality
strength
virulence
