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Year 10 Mrs Black Defence Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the best scientific name for the process illustrated in the picture.

a)

eating

b)

phagocytosis

c)

destruction

d)

ingesting

2.

Antibiotics do not work on...

a)

bacteria

b)

viruses

c)

fungi

d)

children

3.

Which of the following types of pathogen can cause infections to open cuts?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Viruses

c)

Fungi

d)

All of them

4.

HIV is spread by which kind of transmission?

a)

Direct contact with blood and other bodily fluids

b)

Through contaminated water

c)

Through contaminated food

d)

Via droplets in the air

5.

What is the scientific term for "spreading a disease"?

a)

Passing

b)

Catching

c)

Transmitting

d)

Giving

6.

Which of these diseases is caused by bacteria?

a)

HIV

b)

malaria

c)

athletes foot

d)

gonorrhoea

7.

Pathogens can enter the body via...

a)

Nose

b)

Mouth

c)

Broken Skin

d)

All of the Above

8.

What type of pathogen causes HIV?

a)

Virus

b)

Bacteria

c)

Fungi

d)

Protist

9.

Viruses are

a)

easily killed

b)

destroyed by antibiotics

c)

nonliving - they require a host (e.g. human) cell to reproduce

d)

different kinds of bacteria

10.

Some staphylococcal infections result from direct contact with infected wounds.

Which of the following cells is a first line of defence against staphylococcal bacteria?

a)

Antibody-producing white blood cells

b)

Skin cells

c)

Antitoxin-producing white blood cells

d)

Bacterial cells

11.

A disease-causing microorganism, such as a bacterium or virus, is called a...

a)

pathogen

b)

allergen

c)

prion

d)

antigen

12.

The process where a particular type of white blood cell engulfs, ingests and digests bacteria is called

a)

endocytosis

b)

pathogenesis

c)

lysis

d)

phagocytosis

13.
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
14.

Which of the following is NOT a nonspecific defense?

a)

mucus

b)

sweat

c)

antibody production

d)

tears

15.

Antibiotics are used to treat

a)

infections caused by viruses

b)

infections caused by bacteria

c)

infections caused by both viruses and bacteria

d)

fungal infections only