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Influenza

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a virus?

a)

a type of sickness

b)

infection that attacks the host of the cell

c)

a sickness where you have to go to the doctor

d)

A happy place

2.

How many MAIN types of Influenza are there?

a)

1

b)

5

c)

6

d)

2

3.

How many types of Influenza are there?

a)

1

b)

6

c)

5

d)

3

4.

What are some symptoms of type A and B of influenza?

a)

sniffling, aching, coughing, and running high fevers.

b)

sneezing, coughing, and sore throat

c)

Barfing and coldness

d)

over heating

5.

How does influenza start?

a)

It begins with exposure.

b)

It begins with touching other people

c)

It starts randomly

d)

It chooses when it wants to start

6.

What is RNA?

a)

A nucleic acid present in all living cells and many viruses, consisting of a long, usually single-stranded chain of alternating phosphate and ribose units

b)

the shell of protein that protects the nucleic acid of a virus; it is composed of structural units, or capsomers. A nucleic acid present in all living cells and many viruses, consisting of a long, usually single-stranded chain of alternating phosphate and ribose units, with one of the bases adenine, guanine, cytosine, or uracil bonded to each ribose molecule.

c)

a cell that is living

d)

It is the unknown

7.

Is the flu deadly

a)

yes

b)

no

c)

Sometimes depending on the severity

d)

not at all

8.

What is a capsid?

a)

A jelly cude

b)

the shell of protein that protects the nucleic acid of a virus; it is composed of structural units, or capsomers.

c)

protein

d)

The unknown

9.

Influenza is the scientific name for the flu.

a)

true

b)

false

10.

What is the host of the cell?

a)

A cell that harbors foreign molecules, viruses, or microorganisms.

b)

Not known

c)

the shell of protein that protects the nucleic acid of a virus; it is composed of structural units, or capsomers.

11.

Where was the first person to have the flu?

a)

Africa

b)

Germany

c)

Greece

d)

America

12.

Unscramble the letters N I F U L I Z A N

a)

These letters Don't spell anything

b)

These letters spell Infuinza

c)

These letters spell Influenza