WorksheetsCommunicable Diseases Calday
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 35mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A mosquito is a...?
a)
Pathogen
b)
Malaria
c)
Vector
d)
Protist
2.
A microbe that causes disease…?
a)
Pathogen
b)
Vector
c)
Fungus
d)
Virus
3.
Rose black spot is caused by a…?
a)
Bacteria
b)
Virus
c)
Fungi
d)
Protist
4.
This can prevent being infected with Malaria…?
a)
Antibiotics
b)
Nets
c)
Condom
d)
Vaccination
5.
Salmonella food poisoning is caused by…?
a)
Bacteria
b)
Virus
c)
Fungus
d)
Protist
6.
These treat bacterial infections…?
a)
Antivirals
b)
Antifungals
c)
Antibiotics
d)
Antibodies
7.
What type of pathogen causes malaria?
a)
Bacteria
b)
Virus
c)
Fungus
d)
Protists
8.
This can prevent measles…?
a)
Antibiotics
b)
Antifungals
c)
Vaccination
d)
Injection
9.
Tobacco mosaic virus affects…?
a)
Humans
b)
Animals
c)
Plants
d)
Microbes
10.
Athlete's foot is an example of this.
a)
Bacteria
b)
Virus
c)
Fungus
d)
Protist
11.
What are pathogens?
a)
Microorganism that cause infectious diseases
b)
Microorganisms that cure diseases
c)
Microorganisms
d)
Not Microorganisms
12.
Whats an example of pathogens ?
a)
Bacteria
b)
Viruses
c)
Fungi
d)
All of the them
13.
What are antibodies?
a)
Antibodies are chemicals that health cells grow
b)
These are chemicals which are produced specially to the invading pathogen.
c)
Antibodies are chemicals that help diseases grow
d)
None of these
14.
What's an example of a bacterial infection?
a)
Salmonella
b)
Measles
c)
Black Death
d)
AIDS
15.
What's an example of a protist infection ?
a)
Salmonella
b)
Rose Black Spot
c)
Malaria
d)
AIDS
16.
What are the two types of white blood cells?
a)
Lymphocytes
Phagocytes
Phagocytes
b)
Phagocytes
Antibodies
Antibodies
c)
Lymphocytes
Antibodies
Antibodies
d)
Lymphocytes
Plasma
Plasma
17.
How do white blood cells help to destroy the pathogen ?
a)
Phagocytosis
b)
Antibody production
c)
Antitoxin production
d)
All of them
18.
What type of infections do antibiotics help to treat?
a)
Bacterial Infections
b)
Viral Infections
c)
Protist Infections
d)
None of them
19.
An unwanted physical or mental effect caused from using a drug is a
a)
Antagonism
b)
Synergism
c)
Drug Misuse
d)
Side effect
20.
What is a placebo?
a)
A form of therapy
b)
An effective drug
c)
A blind trial
d)
A fake drug
21.
What is the name of a drug trial where the patient and the doctor doesn't know which patients have the drug?
a)
Double bind trial
b)
Double blind trial
c)
Single blind trial
d)
Single bind trial
22.
What is meant by the term dose?
a)
Whether or not a drug can easily kill infectious pathogens
b)
Whether or not a drug harms our body cells
c)
How much of a drug is needed to kill you
d)
How much of a drug is needed to be effective
23.
What is meant by the term toxicity?
a)
Whether or not a drug can easily kill infectious pathogens
b)
Whether or not a drug harms our body cells
c)
How much of a drug is needed to kill you
d)
How much of a drug is needed to be effective
24.
Which of the following is not a communicable disease?
a)
Measles
b)
Flu
c)
Heart Disease
d)
Salmonella
25.
The next two questions are about the MMR vaccine.
Some people believe that there is a link between the MMR vaccine and diseases such as autism.
What is the MMR vaccine?
Some people believe that there is a link between the MMR vaccine and diseases such as autism.
What is the MMR vaccine?
a)
a vaccine for measles, meningitis and rubella
b)
a vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella
c)
a vaccine for meningitis, mumps and rubella
d)
a vaccine for mumps, measles and rabies
26.
How can infectious disease be transmitted?
a)
direct contact
b)
waterborne
c)
they can't be transmitted
d)
genetically
27.
Why do doctors suggest people get a flu vaccine each year?
a)
viruses replicate more rapidly over time
b)
viruses can mutate from year to year
c)
vaccines are absorbed by the body after a year
d)
vaccines get stronger over time
28.
Special proteins produced by the body to attack foreign invaders.
a)
antibodies
b)
antigen
29.
This disease is spread by sexual contact or exchange of body fluids such as blood which occurs when drug users share needles.
a)
Measles
b)
Gonorrhoea
c)
HIV
d)
Salmonella
30.
Which one of these gives a distinctive "mosaic" pattern on a leaf
a)
Rose Black Spot fungus
b)
TMV
c)
Malaria
d)
HIV
31.
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
32.
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
33.
Is the following statement true or false.
All bacteria are harmful to humans
All bacteria are harmful to humans
a)
True
b)
False
34.
A pathogen is .....
a)
A protein on the surface of bacteria
b)
A drug taken to cure an illness
c)
A protein produced by the body to stop infection
d)
Any micro-organism that causes infectious disease
35.
Following a vaccination, the white cells produce . . .
a)
antibiotics
b)
antibodies
c)
statins.
d)
toxins.
36.
The ________ is the first line of defense.
a)
eyes
b)
stomach
c)
t-cells
d)
skin
37.
Washing your hands is the _________ effective strategy for preventing the spread of disease?
a)
least
b)
most
38.
________ is a disease that can be passed to a person from another person, animal or object.
a)
Non-communicable disase
b)
Communicable Disease
c)
Pathogens
39.
Both bacterial diseases and viral diseases can be prevented.
a)
True
b)
False, only bacerial diseases.
c)
False, only viral diseases.
d)
False, none can be prevented.
40.
What is phagocytosis?
a)
Phagocytes engulf the bacteria cells
b)
Phagocytes engulf the pathogen and help them grow
c)
Phagocytes engulf the pathogen and release enzymes causing it to be destroyed
d)
None of these
41.
Antigens are part of...
a)
Your own immune system.
b)
The pathogen.
42.
The body detects pathogens by their...
a)
Antigens
b)
Antibodies
c)
Histamines
d)
DNA
43.
A nonspecific defensive response of the body to tissue injury characterized by dilation of blood vessels and swelling.
a)
immunity
b)
interferon
c)
immunization
d)
inflammation
44.
What type of microbe is used in a vaccine?
a)
it doesn't really matter
b)
a damaged one
c)
a weakened or inactivated one
d)
a normal one
45.
Why do plants infected with TMV have stunted growth?
a)
TMV kills new cells
b)
TMV causes water loss, causing the plant to shrink
c)
The plant is unable to photosynthesise
46.
What is meant by the term stunted growth?
a)
A plant grows too quickly and dies
b)
Increased growth
c)
Reduced growth
d)
None of the above
47.
What is the meaning of the term chlorosis?
a)
Stunted growth
b)
Chlorophyll
c)
Yellowing of the plant
d)
Nitrate deficiency
48.
Which nutrients are required in relatively large amounts for plant growth?
a)
manganese, iron, and copper
b)
nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, and calcium
c)
zinc, sulfur, and boron
d)
all of these
49.
What are antibodies made of?
a)
Carbohydrate
b)
Protein
c)
Polysacchiaride
d)
Lipid
50.
What is the first stage of producing monoclonal antibodies?
a)
Stimulating mouse lymphocytes to make an antibody
b)
collect spleen cells from a mouse
c)
Form hybridoma cells
d)
produce myeloma cells
51.
What is a hybridoma cell?
a)
A particular antibody
b)
A B lymphocyte fused with a cancer cell
c)
An antibody fused with a lymphocyte
d)
None of the above
52.
What are Monoclonal antibodies ?
a)
An antibody produced by the body.
b)
An antibody produced by a single clone of cells or cell line and consisting of identical antibody molecules.
c)
An antibody produced by a single clone of cells or cell line and consisting of many different antibody molecules.
d)
An antibody produced in a lab
53.
What is meant by the term efficacy?
a)
Whether or not a drug can easily kill infectious pathogens
b)
Whether or not a drug harms our body cells
c)
How much of a drug is needed to kill you
d)
How much of a drug is needed to be effective
54.
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
55.
What are the uses of Monoclonal Antibodies?
a)
Treatment of cancer and other diseases
b)
Drug screening
c)
Home pregnancy tests
d)
All of the above
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