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WorksheetsB3 AQA Infections and response
Total questions: 69
Worksheet time: 35mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which type of pathogen produces toxins?
(a)
2.
Which type of pathogen reproduces inside host cells, causing cell damage?
(a)
3.
Which type of pathogen reproduces inside host cells, causing cell damage?
a)
Virus
b)
Fungi
c)
Bacteria
d)
Protist
4.
In malaria, what cells do the sporozoite form of the plasmodium protist target?
a)
Liver cells
b)
Red Blood cells
c)
White Blood cells
d)
Muscle cells
e)
Skin cells
5.
In malaria, what cells do the merozoite form of the plasmodium protist target?
a)
Liver cells
b)
Red Blood cells
c)
White Blood cells
d)
Muscle cells
e)
Skin cells
6.
What's a microorganism that causes disease called?
a)
Pathogen
b)
Antitoxin
c)
Antibody
d)
Antigen
e)
Bacteria
7.
Which type of pathogen causes rose black spot on leaves?
a)
Virus
b)
Fungi
c)
Bacteria
d)
Protist
8.
Gonorrhoea is a disease caused by...
a)
Virus
b)
Fungi
c)
Bacteria
d)
Protist
9.
Which type of drugs are used to control HIV?
a)
Antibiotics
b)
Sulfonamides
c)
Antiretrovirals
d)
Painkillers
10.
Which disease in Humans can be partly controlled by vaccinating poultry against the pathogen?
a)
Salmonella food poisoning
b)
Mad Cow Disease
c)
Gonorrhoea
d)
Measles
11.
Which of the following diseases is not spread by sexual contact?
a)
HIV
b)
Chlamydia
c)
Gonorrhoea
d)
Measles
12.
What keyword does the following definition best match? "The proteins on the exterior of pathogens which the body recognises."
(a)
13.
What keyword does the following definition best match? "The chemicals produced by bacteria which harm body cells"
(a)
14.
What type of pathogen causes Salmonella food poisoning?
a)
Virus
b)
Fungi
c)
Bacteria
d)
Protist
15.
What type of pathogen causes Malaria?
a)
Virus
b)
Fungi
c)
Bacteria
d)
Protist
16.
What type of pathogen causes Gonorrhoea?
a)
Virus
b)
Fungi
c)
Bacteria
d)
Protist
17.
What type of pathogen causes Rose black spot?
a)
Virus
b)
Fungi
c)
Bacteria
d)
Protist
18.
What type of pathogen causes Tobacco Mosaic Virus?
a)
Virus
b)
Fungi
c)
Bacteria
d)
Protist
19.
What type of pathogen causes AIDS?
a)
Virus
b)
Fungi
c)
Bacteria
d)
Protist
20.
What type of pathogen causes Measles?
a)
Virus
b)
Fungi
c)
Bacteria
d)
Protist
21.
What disease causes the following symptoms: Fever and red skin rash
a)
Measles
b)
Malaria
c)
Salmonella food poisoning
d)
AIDs
e)
Gonorrhoea
22.
What pathogen causes the following symptoms: Flu like symptoms followed by a compromised immune system
a)
Measles
b)
Malaria
c)
Salmonella food poisoning
d)
AIDs
e)
Gonorrhoea
23.
What disease causes the following symptoms: discoloration on leaves in a distinct pattern, stunted growth due to reduced photosynthesis
a)
Measles
b)
Malaria
c)
Tobacco Mosaic Virus
d)
Rose Black Spot
e)
Gonorrhoea
24.
What pathogen causes the following symptoms: Fever, abdominal cramps, vomiting and diarrhoea .
a)
Measles
b)
Malaria
c)
Salmonella food poisoning
d)
AIDs
e)
Gonorrhoea
25.
What disease causes the following symptoms: Thick yellow/green discharge from the penis or vagina and pain when urinating.
a)
Measles
b)
Malaria
c)
Salmonella food poisoning
d)
AIDs
e)
Gonorrhoea
26.
What disease causes the following symptoms: Black or purple spotting on the leaves which turn yellow and drop off. Stunted growth due to reduced rate of photosynthesis.
a)
Measles
b)
Malaria
c)
Tobacco Mosaic Virus
d)
Rose Black Spot
e)
Gonorrhoea
27.
What pathogen causes the following symptoms: Recurrent episodes of fever, can be fatal.
a)
Virus
b)
Fungi
c)
Bacteria
d)
Protist
e)
Gonorrhoea
28.
What disease causes the following symptoms: Recurrent episodes of fever, can be fatal.
a)
Measles
b)
Malaria
c)
Tobacco Mosaic Virus
d)
Rose Black Spot
e)
Gonorrhoea
29.
Which of the following is caused by a protist?
a)
Measles
b)
Malaria
c)
Tobacco Mosaic Virus
d)
Rose Black Spot
e)
Gonorrhoea
30.
Which of these statements about bacteria is false?
a)
Bacteria damage cells by living and replicating inside them
b)
Some bacteria reproduce very quickly inside the body
c)
Bacteria can produce toxins
d)
Bacteria can be engulfed by white blood cells
31.
What kind of pathogen can be treated with antibiotics?
a)
Virus
b)
Fungi
c)
Bacteria
d)
Protist
32.
What kind of pathogen lives inside host cells?
a)
Virus
b)
Fungi
c)
Bacteria
d)
Protist
33.
What kind of pathogen secretes toxins which damage cells?
a)
Virus
b)
Fungi
c)
Bacteria
d)
Protist
34.
What kind of pathogen causes malaria?
a)
Virus
b)
Fungi
c)
Bacteria
d)
Protist
35.
What keyword does the following definition best match? "A microorganism which causes disease."
(a)
36.
What keyword does the following definition best match? "The chemical produced by white blood cells which neutralises toxins"
(a)
37.
What do white blood cells produce to help defend against pathogens? [Tick all that apply]
a)
Antigens
b)
Antibiotics
c)
Antibodies
d)
Antitoxins
38.
What keyword does the following definition best match? "The action of a white blood cell engulfing and digesting a pathogen."
(a)
39.
What keyword does the following definition best match? "The proteins produced by white blood cells which bind to pathogen antigens allowing the pathogens to be more easily destroyed"
(a)
40.
How does the stomach help to defend the body against pathogens?
a)
It secretes hydrochloric acid to kill pathogens
b)
It contains hairs to trap pathogens
c)
It secretes antibodies to kill pathogens
41.
Are the following examples of specific or non-specific defence systems? Skin, Nose, Trachea, Bronchi, Stomach
a)
Specific
b)
Non-specific
42.
How many things can white blood cells do to defend the body against infection? [Number of actions:]
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
e)
5
43.
Vaccines contain...
a)
Dead or inactive forms of the pathogen
b)
Alive and active forms of the pathogen
c)
Antibodies used to destroy pathogens
d)
Antibiotics used to destroy pathogens
44.
For a large outbreak of an infectious disease to be prevented, everyone must be vaccinated against it.
a)
true
b)
false
45.
What keyword matches the following definition? "The ability to quickly produce many antibodies in response to a pathogen so that it does not cause a disease in the body."
(a)
46.
The graph shows the number of measles antibodies in a child's blood from before vaccination until after the infection. Compared to the primary immune response, the secondary immune response... [Tick all that apply]
a)
Happens sooner
b)
Happens later
c)
Produces more antibodies
d)
Produces fewer antibodies
e)
Produces antibodies faster
47.
The graph shows the number of measles antibodies in a child's blood from before vaccination until after the infection. After the vaccination, some white blood cells remain in the blood as...
a)
Memory cells
b)
Antibodies
c)
Antibiotics
d)
Antigens
e)
Pathogens
48.
If a large percentage of the population (>95%) has been vaccinated, those that are not vaccinated are protected from infection as the pathogens cannot easily spread through the mostly immune population. This protective effect is known as...
a)
Herd immunity
b)
Flock immunity
c)
School immunity
d)
Presumed immunity
e)
Collective immunity
49.
What is the first stage of testing a new medicinal drug?
a)
Human cells and tissues in the lab
b)
Human volunteers in a clinical trial
c)
Non-human animals in a lab
50.
What is penicillin
a)
An antibiotic
b)
A sulfonamide
c)
An anti-viral drug
d)
A painkiller
51.
Which drug as developed by Alexander Fleming?
a)
Penicillin
b)
Digitalis
c)
Aspirin
52.
Preclinical trials help to find the optimum dose for a drug.
a)
true
b)
false
53.
Antibiotics can kill viruses
a)
true
b)
false
54.
What treats the symptoms of a disease, but not the underlying cause (a pathogen)
a)
Painkillers
b)
Antibiotics
55.
What treats a disease by destroying bacterial pathogens?
a)
Painkillers
b)
Antibiotics
56.
Match the drug to its source [Penicillin]
a)
Penicillium
b)
Foxgloves
c)
Willow tree bark
57.
Match the drug to its source [Digitalis]
a)
Penicillium
b)
Foxgloves
c)
Willow tree bark
58.
Match the drug to its source [Aspirin]
a)
Penicillium
b)
Foxgloves
c)
Willow tree bark
59.
What keyword does the following definition best match? "A pill with that has no physiological effect on the body, but may produce psychological benefits."
(a)
60.
What are drugs tested for? [Tick all that apply]
a)
Toxicity
b)
Efficacy
c)
Dose
d)
Safety
e)
Cost
61.
What keyword does the following definition best match? "A trial in which neither the doctor not the patient know if the administered drug is a placebo"
(a)
62.
Put the levels of drug testing in chronological order [In a lab, on cells]
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
e)
5th
63.
Put the levels of drug testing in chronological order [In a lab, on tissues]
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
e)
5th
64.
Put the levels of drug testing in chronological order [In a lab, on non-human animals]
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
e)
5th
65.
Put the levels of drug testing in chronological order [In a clinical trial, on a small group of healthy volunteers]
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
e)
5th
66.
Put the levels of drug testing in chronological order [In a double blind trial, on a large group of patients.]
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
e)
5th
67.
State what each drug testing stage is testing for: [In a lab, on cells, tissues and non-human animals]
a)
Efficacy
b)
Dose
c)
Toxicity
68.
State what each drug testing stage is testing for: [In a clinical trial, on a small group of healthy vol]
a)
Efficacy
b)
Dose
c)
Toxicity
69.
State what each drug testing stage is testing for: [In a double blind trial, on a large group of patients.]
a)
Efficacy
b)
Dose
c)
Toxicity
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