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WorksheetsYear 10 Mrs Black Defence Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Choose the best scientific name for the process illustrated in the picture.
eating
phagocytosis
destruction
ingesting
Antibiotics do not work on...
bacteria
viruses
fungi
children
Which of the following types of pathogen can cause infections to open cuts?
Bacteria
Viruses
Fungi
All of them
HIV is spread by which kind of transmission?
Direct contact with blood and other bodily fluids
Through contaminated water
Through contaminated food
Via droplets in the air
What is the scientific term for "spreading a disease"?
Passing
Catching
Transmitting
Giving
Which of these diseases is caused by bacteria?
HIV
malaria
athletes foot
gonorrhoea
Pathogens can enter the body via...
Nose
Mouth
Broken Skin
All of the Above
What type of pathogen causes HIV?
Virus
Bacteria
Fungi
Protist
Viruses are
easily killed
destroyed by antibiotics
nonliving - they require a host (e.g. human) cell to reproduce
different kinds of bacteria
Some staphylococcal infections result from direct contact with infected wounds.
Which of the following cells is a first line of defence against staphylococcal bacteria?
Antibody-producing white blood cells
Skin cells
Antitoxin-producing white blood cells
Bacterial cells
A disease-causing microorganism, such as a bacterium or virus, is called a...
pathogen
allergen
prion
antigen
The process where a particular type of white blood cell engulfs, ingests and digests bacteria is called
endocytosis
pathogenesis
lysis
phagocytosis
Which of the following is NOT a nonspecific defense?
mucus
sweat
antibody production
tears
Antibiotics are used to treat
infections caused by viruses
infections caused by bacteria
infections caused by both viruses and bacteria
fungal infections only
