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KS3 Science Health and Disease

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

BMI stands for

a)

Body Muscle Index

b)

Body Making Impact

c)

Body Mass Index

d)

Body Male Index

2.

Cardiovascular diseases are related to which organ?

a)

Kidneys

b)

Lungs

c)

Stomach

d)

Heart

3.

Disease lacking in protein is called:

a)

Scurvy

b)

Kwashiorkor

c)

Rickets

d)

Anaemia

4.

The organisation responsible for ways to improve health across the globe are called:

a)

WHO

b)

HER

c)

SHE

d)

WHAT

5.

Health is define as:

a)

Physical, social and mental well being

b)

Physical, diet and lifestyle

c)

Physical, dental and mental well being

6.

Communicable diseases are diseases caused by pathogens and pass on from person to person.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Tick all those that are non-communicable diseases:

a)

Genetic disorder

b)

Diabetes

c)

Flu

d)

Cancer

8.

Alcohol is a drug because it changes the way the body behaves.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What does malnutrition mean?

a)

Someone who suffers from ancer.

b)

Diet caused by not having balanced nutrients.

c)

Someone who suffers from cardiovascular disease.

10.

A narrowed blood vessel can be widened by inserting a small mesh tube

a)

Stent

b)

Stick

c)

Brent

11.

Flu can be treated with antibiotics.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Tick all those that are bacterial infections:

a)

HIV

b)

Tuberculosis

c)

Chlamydia

d)

Ebola

e)

Measles

13.

Lymphocytes produce:

a)

Antibiotics

b)

Antigens

c)

Antibodies

14.

A vaccine contains:

a)

dead or weakened lymphocytes

b)

dead or weakened memory lymphocytes

c)

dead or weakened pathogens

d)

dead or weakened antibodies

15.

Something capable of spreading disease without being infected itself (rats, mosquitoes, soil parasites)

a)

Vector

b)

Hazard

c)

Virus

d)

Infection

16.

An example of a non-communicable disease is...

a)

asthma

b)

flu

c)

coronavirus

d)

measles

17.

Which factors can lead to poor health?

a)

stress

b)

unhealthy diet

c)

anxiety

d)

lack of exercise

e)

all of them

18.

An example of a disease caused by an unhealthy diet is

a)

chicken pox

b)

asthma

c)

diabetes

d)

HIV

19.

Which way a pathogen can enter the body?

a)

Nose

b)

Injured skin

c)

Mouth

d)

All of the above

20.

In our body, the first line of defence consists of skin and mucous membrane.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

A global disease outbreaks is

a)

Endemic

b)

Epidemic

c)

Pandemic

22.

Which statement is an example of physical well-being?

a)

getting regular activity

b)

your surroundings making you feel good

c)

getting on well with the people around you and at work

d)

feeling good about yourself

23.

Give a reason why cholera is classified as a communicable disease.

a)

it is spread from person to person by a transfer of a

pathogen

b)

it is spread from person to person by inheritance

c)

it cannot be spread from person to person by a transfer of a

pathogen

d)

it cannot be spread at all

24.

How does the stomach protect against pathogens?

a)

Sulfuric acid kills the pathogens.

b)

The stomach lining is sticky so catches the pathogens.

c)

Hydrochloric acid kills the pathogens.

d)

Pathogens don't get as fa as the stomach so there is no protection.

25.

One way of measuring obesity uses body mass index (BMI). The equation for calculating adult BMI is shown in the picture.

A man has a mass of 105 kg and a height of 1.84 m. Calculate his BMI.

a)

35

b)

31

c)

29

d)

2

26.

What do antibiotics treat?

a)

Bacterial infections

b)

Viruses

c)

Fungi

d)

Protists

27.

Which species of trees is affected by chalara dieback?

a)

Beech

b)

Pine

c)

Ash

d)

Oak

28.

Which system in your body defends you against diseases?

a)

respiratory system

b)

endocrine system

c)

immune system

d)

circulatory system

29.

Viruses are

a)

Non-living, have a protein outer coat and contain DNA.

b)

Living organisms, have a protein outer coat and contain DNA.

c)

Non-living, with chloroplast and a cell wall

30.

Antiseptics (Dettol, TCP) are substances that:

a)

speed up the growth of microbes

b)

slow down the growth of microbes