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Biomedicine PreTest

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is not a barrier to disease?

a)

saliva

b)

skin

c)

tears

d)

food

2.

A phagocyte is a cell that:

a)

recognises and engulfs bacteria

b)

only acts against bacteria

c)

binds with fungus cells

d)

allows bacteria to reproduce

3.

The main weapon of the lymphatic system is:

a)

red blood cells

b)

white blood cells

c)

pus

d)

platelets

4.

Which of the following is not a contagious disease?

a)

arthritis

b)

a cold

c)

chicken pox

d)

the flu

5.

A virus:

a)

kills cells before consuming them as food

b)

grows on the outside of cells

c)

is a type of cell

d)

enters a cell, and reproduces inside the cell.

6.

Which of the following is not a type of bacteria?

a)

staphylococcus

b)

streptococcus

c)

diplodocus

d)

vibrio

7.

Which one of the following is NOT a category of bacteria?

a)

spherical (cocci)

b)

rod-shaped (bacilli)

c)

cone-shaped (conicci)

d)

spiral (spirochaete)

8.

Most bacteria are useful, however some cause disease. These are referred to as:

a)

dangerous

b)

pathogens

c)

microbes

d)

antibodies

9.

A tapeworm is an example of:

a)

a single-celled parasite

b)

a protozoan

c)

a multicellular parasite

d)

a louse.

10.

Which of the following is an external parasite?

a)

tapeworm

b)

blood fluke

c)

flea

d)

amoeba

11.

A disease is

a)

always contagious

b)

any condition that prevents the body acting as it should

c)

never contagious

d)

usually caused by poor hygiene

12.

A vector is:

a)

something that carries a disease to other hosts

b)

a disease that affects a large number of people

c)

a microbe that can cause disease

d)

a type of disease.

13.

Which conditions are ideal for the multiplying of disease-causing microbes?

a)

warm and moist

b)

warm and dry

c)

cool and wet

d)

cool and dry

14.

A lymphocyte is:

a)

An invading virus

b)

a disease that affects a large number of people

c)

a microbe that can cause disease

d)

a white blood cell that makes antibodies.

15.

Antibiotic drugs are effective against:

a)

bacteria

b)

viruses

c)

parasites

d)

all of the above.

16.

Proteins produced by the human body to remove disease particles are called:

A

B

C

D .

a)

imunigens

b)

pathogens

c)

antimatter

d)

antibodies

17.

Gel electrophoresis

a)

separated DNA fragments based on size

b)

works because DNA has a negative charge

c)

causes DNA to move in a gel

d)

all of the above

18.

Which of the following is not a category of non-infectious disease?

a)

Genetic

b)

Protozoan

c)

Nutritional

d)

Autoimmune

19.

Genetic diseases always follow recessive inheritance.

a)

true

b)

false

20.

Vaccines cause autism.

a)

true

b)

false

21.

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?

a)

The flu lies dormant in Mr X’s body and re-emerges in winter.

b)

The original flu virus that initially infected Mr X is very strong and keeps returning to overcome his immune system.

c)

The flu virus keeps mutating and a new strain infects Mr X every year.

d)

Mr X does not have a functional immune system.