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Health and Disease

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 3600secs

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which type of pathogen is HIV?

a)

virus

b)

bacteria

c)

funghi

d)

protist

2.

Which type of pathogen causes malaria?

a)

virus

b)

bacteria

c)

funghi

d)

protist

3.

Which species is affected by chalara dieback?

a)

ash trees

b)

roses

c)

human

d)

pigs

4.

Which type of pathogen causes cholera?

a)

virus

b)

bacteria

c)

funghi

d)

protist

5.

Which organ does tuberculosis damage?

a)

heart

b)

lungs

c)

lymph nodes

d)

intestines

6.

Which pathogen attacks the white blood cells of the immune system?

a)

HIV

b)

tuberculosis

c)

chalara ash die back

d)

chicken pox

7.

What are the symptoms of malaria?

a)

damage to blood and liver, fever

b)

vomiting, diarrhoea, fever

c)

coughing, sneezing, fever

8.

What damage to ash trees is caused by chalara dieback?

a)

leaf loss/bark lesions/crown dieback

b)

yellow leaves/thick bark/fast growth

c)

black spots on leaves

9.

How can the spread of chalara dieback be reduced or prevented?

a)

by destroying infected wood

b)

antibiotics

c)

antifungals

d)

ignore it

10.

Why does killing mosquitoes help prevent malaria?

a)

It stops the malaria pathogen being spread.

b)

Mosquitos cause malaria

c)

Mosquito bites are annoying

11.

Which type of blood cell is important in the immune response?

a)

white blood cell/lymphocyte

b)

red blood cell/erythrocyte

c)

platelets

12.

What name is given to the molecules on pathogens that the immune system responds to?

a)

antigen

b)

antibody

13.

Which cells are left in the blood after an infection has been cleared?

a)

memory B cells/memory B lymphocytes

b)

T cells/T lymphocytes

c)

red blood cells/erythrocytes

14.

What is the function of the cells left in the blood after infection?

a)

to protect against further infection by the same pathogen

b)

to fill the blood up so it flows properly

c)

to engulf new pathogens

15.

Does immunity to one pathogen make you immune to other pathogens?

a)

no

b)

yes

16.

Which name is given to the inactive form of a pathogen used in immunisation?

a)

vaccine

b)

antibiotics

c)

antivirals

d)

antifungals

17.

Why are people immunised against diseases?

a)

to stop them being ill if they are infected with particular pathogens

b)

it's trendy

c)

to cure them of an infection with a particular pathogen

18.

Which medicines are used to treat infections caused by bacteria?

a)

antibiotics

b)

antivirals

c)

antifungals

d)

antiparasitics

19.

When possible new medicines are being developed, what are they tested on in the first stage of testing?

a)

cell/tissue cultures

b)

healthy people

c)

small animals

d)

unhealthy/sick people

20.

Which medicines are used to treat infections caused by viruses?

a)

antivirals

b)

antibiotics

c)

antifungals

d)

antiparasitics