WorksheetsBiomedicine PreTest
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Which of the following is not a barrier to disease?
saliva
skin
tears
food
A phagocyte is a cell that:
recognises and engulfs bacteria
only acts against bacteria
binds with fungus cells
allows bacteria to reproduce
The main weapon of the lymphatic system is:
red blood cells
white blood cells
pus
platelets
Which of the following is not a contagious disease?
arthritis
a cold
chicken pox
the flu
A virus:
kills cells before consuming them as food
grows on the outside of cells
is a type of cell
enters a cell, and reproduces inside the cell.
Which of the following is not a type of bacteria?
staphylococcus
streptococcus
diplodocus
vibrio
Which one of the following is NOT a category of bacteria?
spherical (cocci)
rod-shaped (bacilli)
cone-shaped (conicci)
spiral (spirochaete)
Most bacteria are useful, however some cause disease. These are referred to as:
dangerous
pathogens
microbes
antibodies
A tapeworm is an example of:
a single-celled parasite
a protozoan
a multicellular parasite
a louse.
Which of the following is an external parasite?
tapeworm
blood fluke
flea
amoeba
A disease is
always contagious
any condition that prevents the body acting as it should
never contagious
usually caused by poor hygiene
A vector is:
something that carries a disease to other hosts
a disease that affects a large number of people
a microbe that can cause disease
a type of disease.
Which conditions are ideal for the multiplying of disease-causing microbes?
warm and moist
warm and dry
cool and wet
cool and dry
A lymphocyte is:
An invading virus
a disease that affects a large number of people
a microbe that can cause disease
a white blood cell that makes antibodies.
Antibiotic drugs are effective against:
bacteria
viruses
parasites
all of the above.
Proteins produced by the human body to remove disease particles are called:
A
B
C
D .
imunigens
pathogens
antimatter
antibodies
Gel electrophoresis
separated DNA fragments based on size
works because DNA has a negative charge
causes DNA to move in a gel
all of the above
Which of the following is not a category of non-infectious disease?
Genetic
Protozoan
Nutritional
Autoimmune
Genetic diseases always follow recessive inheritance.
true
false
Vaccines cause autism.
true
false
Every year, Mr X is infected with the flu. He suffers from these symptoms for an average of 2 weeks before getting better. Which of the following is the best explanation for why this occurs?
The flu lies dormant in Mr X’s body and re-emerges in winter.
The original flu virus that initially infected Mr X is very strong and keeps returning to overcome his immune system.
The flu virus keeps mutating and a new strain infects Mr X every year.
Mr X does not have a functional immune system.
