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Year 10 - Infections Quiz 1

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Select 3 ways that diseases can be spread?

a)

Wearing a mask

b)

Airborne droplets

c)

Unprotected sex

d)

Drinking dirty water

2.

Which definition describes a pathogen

a)

A germ

b)

A disease causing microorganism

c)

Something that makes us ill

d)

A disease

3.

What are the 4 types of pathogen?

a)

Bacteria, Virus, Fungi & Vacuole

b)

Virus, Fungi, Protist & Antibody

c)

Fungi, Bacteria, Antitoxin & Virus

d)

Bacteria, Virus, Fungi & Protist

4.

Which pathogen releases toxins that make us ill?

a)

Virus

b)

Bacteria

c)

Fungi

d)

Protist

5.

Which pathogen replicates inside our body cells?

a)

Virus

b)

Bacteria

c)

Fungi

d)

Protist

6.

From the diseases below. Please select the 2 which are caused by bacteria

a)

Salmonella

b)

HIV

c)

Gonorrhea

d)

Malaria

7.

From the diseases below. Please select the 2 which are caused by a virus.

a)

HIV

b)

Tobacco mosaic virus

c)

Salmonella

d)

Malaria

8.

Malaria is caused by a protist. However it uses mosquitoes to pass the protist on. Which term is used to describe the mosquito...

a)

Vector

b)

Pathogen

c)

Virus

d)

Vaccine

9.

Diseases caused by pathogens are called...

a)

Communicable Diseases

b)

Non-Communicable Diseases

10.

How can we stop a sexually transmitted disease being transmitted?

a)

Wash our hands

b)

Wear a condom

c)

Have a vaccine

d)

Take the contraceptive pill