WorksheetsSurvival of the Sickest
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
What is hemochromatosis?
A disease of the blood that makes too little iron
A disease of the blood that makes too much iron
A disease caused by the plague
A blood disease caused by parasites
Parasites live in their hosts for the following reasons
They need a place to hide from predators.
They need food water and shelter until they need to reproduce.
They need a place only to reproduce
They want to kill the host
Which way(s) do microbes or parasites move from host to host?
They move through nearby transmission or direct physical contact.
they transmit through the use of another parasite such as a mosquito or fly that will transport to another host.
They move through transportation via water or food that other host will take in.
All of the above
What is cholera?
A cold that humans can get form cats
A cough that young children get after paying in the dirt
Cholera is a waterborne disease that causes severe diarrhea
A disease that causes you to have too much iron
What are the serious cases cholera can cause?
The persistent diarrhea can cause dehydration and death.
Too much iron in the blood
Parasites will take over your body
A patient will not be able to walk
What are the experiences people with malaria may go through?
Sneering excessively to spread the contamination.
They feel like they have too much energy.
They will have too much iron in their system.
People with malaria experience a terrible cycle of fever and chills, accompanied by debilitating weakness and fatigue.
Unpurified water can be the source of what
Parasites
Disease
illnesses
all of the above
Juvenile Diabetes has the following conditions.
Affects people in the early 20's-30's
Affects pregnant women only during pregnancy
Affects children and lasts their entire lifetime
Affects seniors who are 20-30 pounds overweight
What are the two basic types of jumping genes?
DNA transposons and retrotransposons
DNA ligase and polymerase
DNA ribose and dextrose
DNA methylation and telomeres
With what drug is a pregnant women often injected with to help speed up the development of her fetus for survival?
Sucralose
Betamethasone
Iodine
Betacaroteen
Evolution has traits that help humans do what two things?
Stand upright and use their thumbs
Breath and think
Survive and Reproduce
Get taller and smarter
What is the bodies natural defenses against the cold weather?
Shivering, burning sugar, and constricting capillaries
Coughing and sneezing
Storing fat and sweating
Growing hair and goosebumps
Why are genetic disorders passed down from generation to generation?
So that DNA can mutate and change over time.
Because Autosomal recessive traits occur making parents carriers and their children inherit an altered gene from them.
Because they are ALWAYS dominant
So that humans can survive longer
What is one possible way microbes move from host to host ?
Crawling or walking
Through DNA
Via Microscopes
By travelling through contaminated flood or water
What could happen to the body if there is not enough iron?
It could cause rapid heart beats and weight gain
It could cause fatigue, shortness of breath, and heart failure
It could cause tendinitis, congestion, and saliva
It could cause ulcers, cataracts, and heart palpitations
Why did Dr. Sharon Moalem choose to write the book?
He and his grandfather had/have hemochromatosis.
He wanted to become famous.
He was fascinated with Darwin in college and wanted to continue a similar study.
He was given a large amount of money for his research in his hospital for writing the book.
How does the common cold ensure its survival by affecting humans?
The common cold makes us miserable and so we stay in bed and do not want to see anyone else until we are cured.
The common cold ensures its survival by allowing us to be able to move around, making us sneeze and cough along the way so we could infect others.
The common cold causes projectile vomiting allowing the virus to spread easily.
The common cold lives int he mucus of humans and is spread through trash via tissues from sick people.
Fava Beans can cause this symptoms in some humans
Too much sugar in their system leading to diabetes.
Too much vitamin D in their system leading to toxicity.
Severe gas which can result in sonic flagellation(s).
Severe anemia which can lead to death.
