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Disease Test Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A disease that can be passed from person to person is called a...

a)

Noninfectious Disease

b)

Infectious Disease

2.

Which of these is an example of a NONinfectious disease?

a)

Influenza

b)

COVID-19

c)

Cancer

d)

Chicken Pox

3.

What do we call microbes that cause disease?

a)

Evil

b)

Pathogens

c)

Antibodies

d)

Spores

4.

Which term is scientific for the passing of a pathogen from one organism to another?

a)

catching

b)

vector

c)

transmission

d)

infecting

5.

Which of these is an example of indirect contact with a pathogen?

a)

Touching an infected doorknob

b)

Hugging an infected person

c)

Being bitten by an infected animal

6.

Which of these is a benefit from bacteria?

a)

They cause strep throat

b)

They help produce certain foods

c)

They produce water

7.

Which of these is an example of a bacterial infection?

a)

Chicken Pox

b)

COVID-19

c)

Influenza

d)

Strep Throat

8.

Which of these is not a shape of bacteria?

a)

Squarella

b)

Cocci

c)

Bacilli

d)

Spirilla

9.

How do we treat bacterial infections?

a)

Vaccines

b)

We can't, they just have to run their course

c)

Antibiotics

d)

Antifungal Medication

10.

Why is antibiotic resistance a bad thing?

a)

It's not

b)

Bacteria can mutate to become resistant to treatment

c)

Bacteria can be destroyed more effectively

d)

It makes it easier to kill the bacteria

11.

Which of these is considered a virus?

a)

Cholera

b)

Brain Eating Amoeba

c)

Influenza

d)

Athlete's Foot

12.

How do viruses reproduce?

a)

By taking over the reproductive system of healthy cells

b)

By binary fission

c)

By sexual reproduction

13.

You are a doctor and Little Billy is in your office with the flu. His mother wants you to prescribe an antibiotic. Which would be the best response?

a)

"Absolutely, get that kid an antibiotic!"

b)

"Actually, he just needs to take a painkiller."

c)

"Unfortunately, antibiotics do not work against viruses like the flu."

d)

"Give him a vaccine and he will feel better right away!"

14.

What is the BEST way to prevent a virus?

a)

Eat healthy food

b)

Drink lots of water

c)

Get vaccinated

d)

Stay inside forever

15.

Which of these diseases is caused by a protist?

a)

Cholera

b)

Strep Throat

c)

Brain Eating Amoeba

d)

Yeast Infection

16.

Which of these diseases is caused by a fungus?

a)

Athlete's Foot

b)

Influenza

c)

The Common Cold

d)

Tetanus

17.

What is the name for an organism that needs a host to survive?

a)

Pathogen

b)

Parasite

c)

Pest

18.

Which of the following relationships would be considered parasitic?

a)

A tapeworm in your intestinal tract

b)

Pilot fish swimming under sharks

c)

Bees transporting pollen for flowers

d)

Birds eating insects from an alligator's mouth

19.
Which most accurately describes what makes a mosquito a vector?
a)
A mosquito can be sick with malaria but not spread the disease.
b)
A mosquito can spread malaria but not be sick with the disease.
c)
A mosquito can carry malaria but not spread the disease.
20.

If a monkey is a vector for an infectious disease, which best describes how it transmits into the human population and becomes an epidemic?

a)

The monkey inhales contaminated drops from the air.

b)

The monkey bites a human.

c)

The monkey shares food.

21.
Which best compares an epidemic and a pandemic?
a)
An epidemic is caused by bacteria, while a pandemic is caused by viruses.
b)
A pandemic is spread by humans, while an epidemic is spread by insects and rodents.
c)
A pandemic occurs in a small region, while an epidemic occurs in a much larger region.
d)
An epidemic affects a small population of humans, while a pandemic affects a large population of humans.
22.
Millions of people living all over the world have cancer. Is cancer a pandemic?
a)
No, because cancer is not contagious.
b)
No, because cancer is not always fatal.
c)
Yes, because millions of people have cancer.
d)
Yes, because people all over the world have cancer.
23.
After World War I, an outbreak of the Spanish Flu killed 50 million to 100 million people around the world. Which best describes this occurrence?
a)
Epidemic, because it happened within a relatively short time span.
b)
Epidemic, because it affected many individuals in multiple countries.
c)
Pandemic, because it happened within a relatively short time span.
d)
Pandemic, because it affected many individuals in multiple countries.
24.

A/an ________ is an injection of a weakened form of a pathogen to help the individual gain immunity from a disease.

a)

Virus

b)

Vacuum

c)

Vaccine

d)

Antibiotic

25.

Herd immunity is the result of a large number of people being immune to a pathogen.

a)

True

b)

False