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PLTW- Medical Detective: Lesson 1

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A person is running a race. Which of the following will happen to their vital signs as they’re running?

a)

Blood pressure will decrease

Pulse will increase

Respiratory rate will increase

b)

Blood pressure will increase

Pulse will increase

Respiratory rate will increase

c)

Blood pressure will increase

Pulse will decrease

Respiratory rate will increase

d)

Blood pressure will decrease

Pulse will decrease

Respiratory rate will decrease

2.

Which is an example of 4 important vital signs we've learned about?

a)

blood sugar

b)

respiration rate

c)

glucose level

d)

blood level

3.

Which is an example of the 4 important vital signs we learned?

a)

blood sugar

b)

glucose level

c)

pulse

d)

blood level

4.

An example of the 4 important vital signs we've learned about is

a)

blood sugar

b)

eye movement

c)

blood pressure

d)

oxygen level

5.

An example of the 4 important vital signs we've learned about is

a)

blood sugar

b)

eye movement

c)

blood pressure

d)

oxygen level

6.

The units for pulse are

a)

beats per minute

b)

inches

c)

mmHg

d)

heart rate

7.

Another word for heartbeat is

a)

respiration

b)

pulse

c)

blood pressure

d)

blood

8.

The units for blood pressure are

a)

beats

b)

breaths per minute

c)

mmHg

d)

inches

9.

Respiration rate is

a)

how hard you breathe

b)

your heat rate

c)

how fast or slow you breathe

d)

the amount of blood in your body

10.

If your pulse is taken for 15 seconds, you will multiply the number by

a)

4

b)

3

c)

2

d)

5

11.

A variable that depends on the state of another variable.

a)

dependent variable

b)

pediatrician

c)

antibiotic

d)

independent variable

12.

Measure of the heat created by the body

a)

pulse

b)

temperature

c)

respiratory rate

d)

blood pressure

13.

A microscopic organism such as a bacterium, virus, or fungus.

a)

microbiologist

b)

conjunctivitis

c)

microorganisms

d)

diastolic pressure

14.

The use of practices and procedures to prevent contamination from pathogens.

a)

vital signs

b)

aseptic technique

c)

respiratory rate

d)

antibiotic

15.

Organisms such as yeasts or molds that reproduce quickly in moist, humid environments.

a)

bacteria

b)

virus

c)

fungi

d)

agar

16.

the number of breaths taken in one minute

a)

blood pressure

b)

temperature

c)

pulse

d)

respiratory rate

17.

A proposed explanation based on some evidence and used as a starting point to investigate further.

a)

diagnosis

b)

hypothesis

c)

antibiotic

d)

experiment

18.

A group or individual used as a standard of comparison for checking the results of a survey or experiment.

a)

control

b)

procedure

c)

agent

d)

variable

19.

A way to carefully plan experiments to investigate scientific questions or problems.

a)

experimental design

b)

variable

c)

hypothesis

d)

control

20.

A variable that does not depend on the state of another variable.

a)

conjunctivitis

b)

antibiotic

c)

positive control

d)

independent variable

21.

As the heart pumps, the arteries expand and contract as blood is pushed through; heart rate; measured in beats per minute

a)

agent

b)

pulse

c)

fungi

d)

virus

22.

Single-celled organisms that do not rely on a host.

a)

fungi

b)

virus

c)

microorganism

d)

bacteria

23.

An element, feature, or factor that is likely to change.

a)

bacteria

b)

trial

c)

variable

d)

antibiotic

24.

Gelatinous substance that provides the proper nutritional environment to promote the growth of microorganisms.

a)

agent

b)

agar

c)

valid

d)

virus

25.

A scientific procedure to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact.

a)

diagnosis

b)

variable

c)

antibiotic

d)

experiment

26.

A medicine that limits the growth of or destroys microorganisms.

a)

conjunctivitis

b)

diagnosis

c)

antibiotic

d)

experiment

27.

The identification of an illness or other problem by examination of the medical evidence.

a)

collaboration

b)

antibiotic

c)

diagnosis

d)

experiment

28.

Signs of disease or injury.

a)

diagnosis

b)

symptoms

c)

bacteria

d)

valid

29.

Tiny infectious agents that can only multiply when they are inside a host, the living cells of plants, animals, or bacteria.

a)

virus

b)

agar

c)

pulse

d)

fungi

30.

tiredness

a)

virus

b)

bacteria

c)

fatigue

d)

variable

31.

Measurements, specifically pulse rate, temperature, respiration rate, and blood pressure, that indicate the state of a patient's essential body functions.

a)

experiment

b)

symptoms

c)

procedure

d)

vital signs

32.

The time between contact and onset of illness.

a)

procedure

b)

transmission

c)

symptoms

d)

incubation period