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Infection & Response

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A mosquito is a...?
a)
Pathogen
b)
Malaria
c)
Vector
d)
Protist
2.
A microbe that causes disease…?
a)
Pathogen
b)
Vector
c)
Fungus
d)
Virus
3.
Rose black spot is caused by a…?
a)
Bacteria
b)
Virus
c)
Fungi
d)
Protist
4.
This can prevent being infected with Malaria…?
a)
Antibiotics
b)
Nets
c)
Condom
d)
Vaccination
5.
Salmonella food poisoning is caused by…?
a)
Bacteria
b)
Virus
c)
Fungus
d)
Protist
6.
These treat bacterial infections…?
a)
Antivirals
b)
Antifungals
c)
Antibiotics
d)
Antibodies
7.
What type of pathogen causes malaria?
a)
Bacteria
b)
Virus
c)
Fungus
d)
Protists
8.
This can prevent measles…?
a)
Antibiotics
b)
Antifungals
c)
Vaccination
d)
Injection
9.
Tobacco mosaic virus affects…?
a)
Humans
b)
Animals
c)
Plants
d)
Microbes
10.
This disease is spread by a vector.
a)
Polio
b)
Malaria
c)
Measles
d)
Mumps
11.
Athlete's foot is an example of this.
a)
Bacteria
b)
Virus
c)
Fungus
d)
Protist
12.
These live and reproduce inside your cells…?
a)
Bacteria
b)
Virus
c)
Fungus
d)
Protist
13.
Which of the following is not a communicable disease?
a)
Measles
b)
Flu
c)
Heart Disease
d)
Salmonella
14.
Is the following statement true or false.
All bacteria are harmful to humans 
a)
True
b)
False
15.
A pathogen is .....
a)
A protein on the surface of bacteria
b)
A drug taken to cure an illness
c)
A protein produced by the body to stop infection
d)
Any micro-organism that causes infectious disease
16.
 Following a vaccination, the white cells produce . . .
a)
antibiotics
b)
antibodies
c)
statins.
d)
toxins.
17.
What are pathogens?
a)
Microorganism that cause infectious diseases 
b)
Microorganisms that cure diseases 
c)
Microorganisms 
d)
Not Microorganisms
18.
Whats an example  of pathogens ? 
a)
Bacteria
b)
Viruses 
c)
Fungi 
d)
All of the them 
19.
What are antibodies? 
a)
Antibodies are chemicals that health cells grow 
b)
These are chemicals which are produced specially to the invading pathogen. 
c)
Antibodies are chemicals that help diseases grow 
d)
None of these 
20.
What's an example of a protist infection ?
a)
Salmonella 
b)
Rose Black Spot 
c)
Malaria 
d)
AIDS 
21.
What three examples of non-specific defense systems ?
a)
Skin
Feet
Heart
b)
Skin
Ear
Feet 
c)
Skin 
Nose
Mouth
d)
Skin
Nose
Stomach 
22.
What are the two types of white blood cells? 
a)
Lymphocytes 
Phagocytes
b)
Phagocytes
Antibodies 
c)
Lymphocytes 
Antibodies 
d)
Lymphocytes 
Plasma 
23.
How do white blood cells help to destroy the pathogen ?
a)
Phagocytosis
b)
Antibody production
c)
Antitoxin production 
d)
All of them 
24.
What type of infections do antibiotics help to treat? 
a)
Bacterial Infections 
b)
Viral Infections 
c)
Protist Infections 
d)
None of them 
25.
What is an antigen?
a)
 a drug
b)
a lethal side effect from antibodies
c)
molecule that kills antibodies
d)
molecule that  causes antibodies to be prodiced against it
26.

An unwanted physical or mental effect caused from using a drug is a

a)

Antagonism

b)

Synergism

c)

Drug Misuse

d)

Side effect

27.
What is a placebo?
a)
A form of therapy
b)
An effective drug
c)
A blind trial
d)
A fake drug
28.
What is the name of a drug trial where the patient and the doctor doesn't know which patients have the drug?
a)
Double bind trial
b)
Double blind trial
c)
Single blind trial
d)
Single bind trial
29.
What is meant by the term dose?
a)
Whether or not a drug can easily kill infectious pathogens
b)
Whether or not a drug harms our body cells
c)
How much of a drug is needed to kill you
d)
How much of a drug is needed to be effective
30.
What is meant by the term toxicity?
a)
Whether or not a drug can easily kill infectious pathogens
b)
Whether or not a drug harms our body cells
c)
How much of a drug is needed to kill you
d)
How much of a drug is needed to be effective
31.
The next two questions are about the MMR vaccine.
Some people believe that there is a link between the MMR vaccine and diseases such as autism.
What is the MMR vaccine? 
a)
a vaccine for measles, meningitis and rubella 
b)
a vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella
c)
a vaccine for meningitis, mumps and rubella 
d)
a vaccine for mumps, measles and rabies
32.

How can infectious disease be transmitted?

a)

direct contact

b)

waterborne

c)

they can't be transmitted

d)

genetically

33.
Why do doctors suggest people get a flu vaccine each year?
a)
viruses replicate more rapidly over time
b)
viruses can mutate from year to year
c)
vaccines are absorbed by the body after a year
d)
vaccines get stronger over time
34.
Special proteins produced by the body to attack foreign invaders.
a)
antibodies
b)
antigen
35.
This disease is spread by sexual contact or exchange of body fluids such as blood which occurs when drug users share needles.
a)
Measles
b)
Gonorrhoea
c)
HIV
d)
Salmonella
36.
What is a double blind trial?
a)
The participants take the drug blindfolded
b)
When the scientist and the participants are unaware of whether they are taking the drug or placebo
c)
When the participants choose what they want to take without telling the scientist
d)
When the scientist knows who is taking the drug but the participants don't
37.
The ________ is the first line of defense.
a)
eyes
b)
stomach
c)
t-cells
d)
skin
38.
Washing your hands is the _________ effective strategy for preventing the spread of disease?
a)
least
b)
most
39.
________ is a disease that can be passed to a person from another person, animal or object.
a)
Non-communicable disase
b)
Communicable Disease
c)
Pathogens
40.

Both bacterial diseases and viral diseases can be prevented.

a)

True

b)

False, only bacerial diseases.

c)

False, only viral diseases.

d)

False, none can be prevented.

41.
What is phagocytosis? 
a)
Phagocytes engulf the bacteria cells 
b)
Phagocytes engulf the pathogen and help them grow
c)
Phagocytes engulf the pathogen and release enzymes causing it to be destroyed
d)
None of these 
42.
Antigens are part of...
a)
Your own immune system.
b)
The pathogen.
43.
The part of foreign materials that cause a response from the immune system are called _____________________.
a)
Antigens
b)
Active Immunity
c)
Antibodies
d)
Antibiotics
44.
The body detects pathogens by their...
a)
Antigens
b)
Antibodies
c)
Histamines
d)
DNA
45.
A nonspecific defensive response of the body to tissue injury characterized by dilation of blood vessels and swelling.
a)
immunity
b)
interferon
c)
immunization
d)
inflammation
46.

The diagram below shows a cell in the human body engulfing a bacterial cell.

The cell labeled X is most likely a

a)

red blood cell

b)

white blood cell

c)

liver cell

d)

nerve cell

47.
What type of microbe is used in a vaccine?
a)
it doesn't really matter
b)
a damaged one
c)
a weakened or inactivated one
d)
a normal one
48.

What type of disease is tobacco mosaic?

a)

Fungal

b)

Viral

c)

Bacterial

d)

Deficiency

49.

Why do plants infected with TMV have stunted growth?

a)

TMV kills new cells

b)

TMV causes water loss, causing the plant to shrink

c)

The plant is unable to photosynthesise

50.

Which plant disease is shown here?

a)

Rose Black Spot

b)

Chlorosis

c)

Tobacco Mosaic Virus

d)

Damping Off

51.
What is meant by the term stunted growth?
a)
A plant grows too quickly and dies
b)
Increased growth
c)
Reduced growth
d)
None of the above
52.
What is the meaning of the term chlorosis? 
a)
Stunted growth
b)
Chlorophyll
c)
Yellowing of the plant
d)
Nitrate deficiency
53.

Which plant disease is shown here?

a)

Chlorosis

b)

Damping off

c)

Tobacco Mosaic Virus

d)

Black Spot

54.

Which of the following indicates a plant has a disease ?

a)

Stunted growth

b)

Spots on leaves

c)

Decay or rot

d)

All of the above

55.
What is stunted growth caused by?
a)
Water deficiency
b)
Nitrate deficiency
c)
Magnesium deficiency
d)
CO2 deficiency
56.
What is chlorosis caused by?
a)
Water deficiency
b)
Nitrate deficiency
c)
Magnesium deficiency
d)
CO2 deficiency
57.
What type of pest is this?
a)
Bacterial
b)
Fungal
c)
Aphid
d)
Pathohgen
58.
Which nutrients are required in relatively large amounts for plant growth?
a)
manganese, iron, and copper
b)
nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, and calcium
c)
zinc, sulfur, and boron
d)
all of these
59.

How do you fix a Nitrogen Deficiency?

a)

Add drainage, like pebbles or sand, to the soil.

b)

Add fertilizer to the soil and leaves.

c)

Move the plant into full sun.

d)

Add organic compost, like manure or coffee grounds, to the soil.

60.

What does a Magnesium deficiency look like?

a)

The leaf turns completely yellow.

b)

Leaves have yellow spots on them.

c)

The leaves have holes in them.

d)

The leaves have white stripes along the veins.

61.

nitrogen, Phosphorous , megnissium and Potassium are

a)

nutrients

b)

mineral nutrients

c)

parasitic nutrients

d)

saprophytic nutrients

62.

In the absence of which of the following will photosynthesis not occur in leaves?

a)

vacuole

b)

stomata

c)

chlorophyll

d)

cytoplasm

63.

Two organisms are good friends and live together. One provides shelter, water, and nutrients while the other prepares and provides food. Such an association of organisms is termed as

a)

saprophyte

b)

parasite

c)

autotrophs

d)

symbiosis

64.

Water and minerals are absorbed through...

a)

flowers.

b)

leaves.

c)

roots.

65.
What are antibodies made of?
a)
Carbohydrate
b)
Protein
c)
Polysacchiaride
d)
Lipid
66.
What is the first stage of producing monoclonal antibodies?
a)
Stimulating mouse lymphocytes to make an antibody
b)
collect spleen cells from a mouse
c)
Form hybridoma cells
d)
produce myeloma cells
67.
What is a hybridoma cell?
a)
A particular antibody
b)
A B lymphocyte fused with a cancer cell
c)
An antibody fused with a lymphocyte
d)
None of the above
68.

What are Monoclonal antibodies ?

a)

An antibody produced by the body.

b)

An antibody produced by a single clone of cells or cell line and consisting of identical antibody molecules.

c)

An antibody produced by a single clone of cells or cell line and consisting of many different antibody molecules.

d)

An antibody produced in a lab

69.

Typically, antibodies are located on the outer surfaces of bacteria, viruses, or parasites.

a)

True

b)

False

70.

Infectious diseases are also called

a)

Carriers

b)

Antigenes

c)

Communicable diseases

d)

Viruses

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