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Chapter 4 - Health Matters

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which disease is spread by eating raw meat and eggs and leads to diarrhea.

a)

Salmonella

b)

Botulism

c)

Acne

d)

Chlamydia

2.

What were some of the associated foods with Salmonella.

a)

Eggs, Meat and Poultry, and Fruits and Vegetables.

b)

Food Grain

c)

Milk

d)

Cereal

3.

What are the possible contaminants of Salmonella.

a)

Raw Milk

b)

Contaminated Water

c)

Raw or Undercooked Meat

d)

All the Above

4.
How could salmonella spread around?
a)
Not Washing Hands
b)
Not Avoid Cross-Contamination
c)
Cook to unsafe temperatures.
d)
All the Above
5.

How can salmonella be PREVENTED?

a)

Avoid cross-contamination.

b)

Cook beef and pork until they reach 165 F. High quality steaks can be safely cooked to 145 F.

c)

Always wash your hands before you start preparing food.

d)

All the Above.

6.

Which of the following can be pathogens?

a)

Bacteria only

b)

Viruses only

c)

Bacteria and viruses

d)

Neither bacteria or viruses

7.
Bacteria ...
a)
are 10, 000 times smaller than viruses
b)
none of these options
c)
multiply every 20 minutes
d)
are only living once they enter a host cell
8.
Pathogens enter your body through
a)
droplet infection
b)
direct contact
c)
on food or through cuts 
d)
all of the above
9.
___________ is the smallest pathogen. 
a)
bacteria
b)
fungi
c)
virus
d)
parasite 
10.

A disease that can be spread.

a)

Communicable

b)

Non-communicable

11.

Which is not a type of pathogen?

a)

Virus

b)

Bacteria

c)

Diabetes

d)

Fungus

12.

A fungal disease that is found in plants?

a)

Rose black spot

b)

Tobacco mosaic virus

c)

HIV

d)

Malaria

13.

A viral disease which can infect humans?

a)

Rose black spot

b)

Tobacco mosaic virus

c)

AIDS

d)

Malaria

14.

A bacterial disease spread by contaminated food?

a)

Malaria

b)

Salmonella

c)

Measles

d)

Gonorrhoea

15.

A pathogen spread by mosquitos?

a)

Malaria

b)

Salmonella

c)

Measles

d)

Gonorrhoea

16.

A pathogen that can be controlled by giving people vaccines.

a)

Malaria

b)

Salmonella

c)

Measles

d)

Gonorrhoea

17.

A pathogen that causes a yellow or green discharge from the vagina or penis.

a)

Malaria

b)

Salmonella

c)

Measles

d)

Gonorrhoea

18.

2 pathogens that infect plants

a)

Rose black spot

b)

Tobacco mosaic virus

c)

Malaria

d)

Salmonella

19.

How can white blood cells help to prevent infections?

a)

Engulf/ingest pathogens

b)

Produce antibodies against pathogens

c)

Produce antitoxins

d)

All of these options

20.

Which hair-like structures in the airways prevent the entrance of pathogens to the lungs?

a)

Cilia

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Flagella

d)

Plasmids

21.

TMV just affects tomato plants

a)

true

b)

false

22.

How is gonorrhea transmitted?

a)

cellphone

b)

air

c)

sexual intercourse

23.
What color is gonorrhea discharge?
a)
purple 
b)
blue
c)
black
d)
greenish/yellow
24.
Which mosquito drinks blood?
a)
female
b)
male
c)
both male and female
d)
mosquitoes don't drink blood
25.
In stage one of malaria where does the protist go after the mosquito bites a human?
a)
liver
b)
red blood cells
c)
eggs and sperm
d)
brain
26.
Where does the protist that causes malaria go in stage 2 of malaria?
a)
red blood cells
b)
liver
c)
brain
d)
mosquito gut
27.
What is the tissue sample of choice for diagnosis of malaria?
a)
Eye scraping
b)
Feces
c)
Blood
d)
bone marrow
28.

The following are ways in which the spread of malaria can be prevented

a)

Spraying DDT

b)

Use of insecticide impreganted nets

c)

Medication

d)

All of the above

29.

Malaria can reoccur many times in the same individual.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

Who is most likely to die from Malaria?

a)

Adults

b)

Teens

c)

Children

d)

Age does not matter

31.

If I am immune to a disease that means...

a)

I will get the disease

b)

I may or may not get the disease

c)

I will not get the disease since my body is immune to it

32.

Which is NOT one way that pathogens spread?

a)

droplets in the air

b)

food

c)

through animals

d)

water

e)

through email

33.
Bacteria are prokaryotes which means they
a)
have a nucleus on their capsule
b)
do not contain a nucleus
c)
can live in environments with and without oxygen
34.
The outer covering of a bacteria cell is called the
a)
flagella
b)
cytoplasm
c)
cell wall 
35.

How do bacteria cause infectious disease ?

a)

They live and reproduce inside cells

b)

They cause mutations to the DNA

c)

They produce toxins

36.
Which of the following correctly describes viruses?
a)
non-living because they grow and develop
b)
living because they can use energy
c)
non-living because they cannot reproduce on their own
d)
living because they can maintain homeostasis
37.
Which of the following is a trait that a virus shares with a living organism?
a)
They use oxygen
b)
They have genetic material
c)
They grow
d)
They digest food
38.
What do viruses need to reproduce?
a)
they need genetic material
b)
They need a host cell
c)
They need  bacteria
d)
They need insulin
39.

Can antibiotics work on viruses?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Maybe

40.

Can antibiotics kill bacteria?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Maybe

41.

Diphtheria is serious illness in which toxins deteriorate nervous tissue. Antitoxins can be used to counteract these affects and antibiotics can be used to rid the body of any remaining parasites. Based on these facts, is diphtheria caused by bacteria or viruses?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Viruses

42.

Chicken pox is an infectious disease which causes the patient’s body to be covered in blisters. Chicken pox does not respond to treatment with antibiotics. Is chicken pox a bacteria or a virus?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Viruses

43.

Influenza, commonly referred to as the flu, is an infection can cause chills, sore throat, muscle aches, pain and fever. The flu cannot be controlled by antibiotics. Is Influenza a bacteria or a virus?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Viruses

44.

One of the most harmful aspects of viral reproduction is the –

a)

destruction of host cells

b)

reaction of cells to viral proteins

c)

use of the cell’s ribosomes

d)

misuse of the cell’s receptor proteins

45.

When a new disease is introduced to a population, it is common for an epidemic to occur as the disease spreads quickly from person to person. This is primarily because individuals -

a)

do not have responsive immune systems

b)

always have poor personal hygiene habits

c)

do not understand how germs are spread

d)

lack immunities to the new disease

46.

Why is it important for people to understand whether a virus is spread through the air or through direct contact with bodily fluids?

a)

To prevent it from being spread to new hosts

b)

So that people can identify the virus

c)

So that the food supply is not disturbed

d)

To create immunities in the population

47.

Vaccines are the best way to prevent viral infections because they cause your body to build its own antibodies as a response. What do vaccines contain that causes this response?

a)

part of a pathogen or a pathogen that has been incapacitated (no longer works)

b)

water and sodium chloride

c)

a fully working virus

d)

antibiotics and antiviral drugs

48.

People who have been infected with HIV are much more likely to die of –

a)

malnutrition

b)

dehydration

c)

secondary infections

d)

blood clotting

49.

What body system do all types of T cells (white blood cells) belong to?

a)

Integumentary system

b)

Immune system

c)

Endocrine system

d)

Circulatory system

50.

What syndrome does HIV lead to?

a)

accompanied infection dehydration syndrome

b)

acute integumentary dignified syndrome

c)

agility immune deterrent syndrome

d)

acquired immune deficiency syndrome

51.
These blood cells are the protectors and help fight off disease.
a)
Red blood cells
b)
White blood cells
c)
Plasma
d)
Platelets 
52.

Which chemicals does the plasma in blood transport?

a)

Enzymes

b)

Amino acids

c)

Carbon dioxide

d)

All of the above

53.

Penicillin is an example of an antibiotic

a)

True

b)

False

54.

Penicillin is an example of a painkiller

a)

True

b)

False

55.

Paracetamol is an example of a painkiller

a)

True

b)

False

56.

Paracetamol is an example of an antibiotic

a)

True

b)

False

57.

Jake is suffering badly from a bacterial infection. What might the doctor do?

a)

Prescribe antibiotics

b)

Prescribe painkillers

c)

Tell Jake to get some rest

d)

All of the above

58.
A bacterial infection __________ be treated using an antibiotic.  A viral infection __________.
a)
can; also can
b)
can; cannot
c)
cannot; can
d)
cannot; also cannot
59.

All bacteria are harmful to humans. True or false?

a)

True

b)

False

60.
A cold is caused by a _______________.
a)
virus
b)
bacteria
c)
too much medicine
d)
lack of sleep
61.

Antibiotics are...

a)

Chemicals that kill bacteria

b)

An example of a painkiller

c)

Chemicals that help bacteria

62.

What effect do painkillers have on the body?

a)

They fight the pathogen causing the pain

b)

They mask/hide pain by blocking receptors in the body

c)

They increase the number of white blood cells to fight the disease

d)

No effect

63.

What pathogens are treated by painkillers?

a)

Bacteria only

b)

Viruses only

c)

Fungi only

d)

None, they just treat the symptoms not the cause

64.

Why is it difficult to develop drugs to treat viruses?

a)

Viruses develop in host body cells where they cannot be detected by the immune system

b)

Viruses evolve too quickly

65.

What does antibiotic resistance mean?

a)

Antibiotics are not absorbed by the body

b)

Antibiotics do not work on viruses or fungi

c)

People resist taking antibiotics

d)

Bacteria cannot be killed by (are resistant to) certain antibiotics

66.

Arrange the following steps to describe how antibiotic resistance may develop:


1) Bacteria which survive multiply and cannot be killed.

2) A course of antibiotics is not finished.

3) Not all bacteria are killed, some develop resistance

a)

1, 2, 3

b)

3, 2, 1

c)

2, 3, 1

d)

2, 1, 3

67.

Why is antibiotic resistance considered such a problem?

a)

Bacterial diseases cannot be treated, causing more deaths

b)

Viral diseases cannot be treated, causing more deaths

c)

More painkillers have to be produced instead

d)

It isn't a problem

68.

What are used to treat viruses?

a)

Antibiotics

b)

Anti-fungals

c)

Anti-virals

d)

Analgesics

69.
Name this process
a)
eating
b)
phagocytosis
c)
destruction
d)
ingesting
70.
HIV is an example of what kind of transmission?
a)
Bloodborne
b)
Waterborne
c)
Airborne
71.
What is the scientific term for spreading a disease?
a)
Passing
b)
Catching
c)
Transmitting
d)
Giving
72.
Viruses are
a)
easily killed
b)
destroyed by antibiotics
c)
nonliving
d)
different kinds of bacteria
73.
What do white blood cells do?
a)
Seek out and kill all living tissue
b)
Seek out and kill pathogens
c)
Transport food around the body
d)
Repair cuts and injuries
74.
Which of the following is NOT a nonspecific defense?
a)
mucus
b)
sweat
c)
antibodies
d)
tears
75.
What do antibodies attach to on the pathogen?
a)
Anti inflammatory
b)
Antigens
c)
Antiseptic
d)
Antibodies
76.

Which one is a way the body defends against a pathogen?

a)

Fever (high temperature)

b)

Stomach Acid digesting

c)

White Blood Cells fighting

d)

All of these are correct

77.
Pathogens are recognized by their...
a)
antigens
b)
antibodies
c)
killer t-cells
d)
B-cells
78.

When a person's body has become used to the effects of a drug or medicine and needs a greater amount to be effective.

a)

Stimulant

b)

Side Effect

c)

Tolerance

d)

Addiction

e)

Craving

79.

Any reaction to a medicine other than the one intended.

a)

Tolerance

b)

OTC medicine

c)

Addiction

d)

Side effect

e)

Catalyst

80.

An amount of a drug so excessive that it makes someone ill or causes death.

a)

Withdrawal

b)

Tolerance

c)

Overdose

d)

Addiction

81.
What is a clinical drug trial?
a)
Testing drugs before they're released to make sure they're safe and work
b)
Giving people medicine that will help improve their conditions
c)
Developing a drug and putting it on the market for immediate use
d)
Testing drugs in a clinic to see how effective they are
82.
Which of these is an example of a drug that wasn't tested properly and so resulted in harmful side effects?
a)
Paracetamol
b)
Statins
c)
Thalidomide
d)
Nicotine 
83.
What is a placebo?
a)
A second type of drug given to all people in a trial
b)
A 'dummy' pill given to all people in the trial
c)
A 'dummy' pill given to half of the people in the trial
d)
A drug that will probably harm the patients taking it 
84.
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
85.
Why are clinical drug trials important?
a)
They can improve the health of patients
b)
To understand whether the drug causes any harmful side effects
c)
They help test the effectiveness of the drug 
d)
To test whether the drug works and if it causes any harmful side effects
86.
Why are double blind trials important?
a)
They make sure the results are fair and unbiased
b)
If the scientist knows who has taken the drug they will lie or change results to show it works
c)
They are the only type of clinical trials available 
d)
Patients might lie about any side effects they feel 
87.
Why are placebos so important?
a)
To help understand if the drug actually makes any real difference
b)
It is too expensive to give all the people who want to volunteer the drug 
c)
To save some people from the risk of harmful side effects 
88.
Which of these is most likely to be the reason a drug fails the FIRST stage of testing?
a)
The drug damages cells 
b)
Volunteers who took the drug felt too sick 
c)
The drug is too expensive to take to market 
d)
The drug isn't as effective as the treatment options that are already available
89.
Which of these is most likely to be the reason a drug that works isn't released?
a)
It is too expensive 
b)
It doesn't help everyone with the disease 
c)
It doesn't taste nice
90.
What is a drug?
a)
An illegal substance that harms the body 
b)
A substance that modifies chemical reactions of the body
c)
A treatment for illness
91.
Which of these drugs would not be tested in a clinical trial?
a)
Antibiotics
b)
Cancer Drugs
c)
Alcohol
d)
Painkillers
92.
How do vaccines help to fight infection?
a)
the body creates memory cells that stay in the blood to fight infection if they are exposed again
b)
the body creates brain cells that stay in the blood to fight infection if they are exposed again
c)
the body creates antibiotics that stay in the blood to fight infection if they are exposed again
93.
HIV is spread through
a)
droplet infection
b)
direct contact
c)
blood and bodily fluids
94.
Cancer is what kind of disease?
a)
Infectious
b)
Non-infectious 
95.

A protein, produced by the immune system that either attacks invading pathogens or marks them for killing.

a)

Antibodies

b)

Microbe

c)

AIDS

d)

Allergy

96.

When the body launches an immune response against its own cells

a)

HIV infection

b)

Cancer

c)

Vaccination

d)

Autoimmune disease

97.
What is a protective protein produced by the immune system?
a)
Antibody
b)
Antibiotic
c)
Antigen
d)
Antimicrobial
98.
The immune system can fight cancer.
a)
False
b)
True
99.

Which plant disease is shown here?

a)

Rose Black Spot

b)

Chlorosis

c)

Tobacco Mosaic Virus

d)

Damping Off

100.

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

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