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Why do we fall ill?

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which one of the following is not a bacterial disease?

a)

Cholera

b)

Tuberculosis

c)

Influenza

d)

Anthrax

2.
True or False?
The immune system is made up of a network of cells, tissue, and organs that work together to protect the body
a)
True
b)
False
3.
A tiny, non-living particle that invades and then multiplies inside a living cell is called
a)
bacteria
b)
a virus
c)
a fungi
d)
a protist
4.

how do vaccines work?

a)

By generating Antibiotics

b)

By Generationg Antibodies

c)

By generating both above

d)

killing the pathogen

5.
Viruses...
a)
use a host to reproduce
b)
breath oxygen
c)
grow
d)
eat food
6.

These are living things that include yeasts and molds, as well as mushrooms.

a)

Parasites

b)

Fungi

c)

Viruses

d)

Bacteria

7.
Which of these causes lung cancer?
a)
smoking
b)
drinking alcohol
c)
exercise
d)
obesity
8.
In type 2 diabetes your body does not produce the correct amount of....
a)
blood
b)
insulin
c)
brain cells
d)
liver cells
9.
What is  a communicable disease?
a)
A disease that cannot be spread person to person.
b)
A disease that can be spread from person to person.
10.

Mosquitoes and houseflies are examples of organisms that can spread disease. These types of organisms are refereed to as?

a)

Vectors

b)

Fungi

c)

Pathogens

11.
Athlete's foot is an example of this pathogen
a)
Bacteria
b)
Virus
c)
Fungus
d)
Protozoan
12.

What are two viral diseases that do have a vaccine?

a)

Measles and typhoid

b)

Measles and malaria

c)

Measles and chicken pox

13.

Which of the following is not a communicable disease

a)

Cholera

b)

cancer

c)

Chicken pox

d)

malaria

14.
What is a pathogen?
a)
A small group of viruses
b)
The name given to colds and flu's
c)
A microorganism that causes disease
15.
Pathogens enter your body through
a)
droplet infection
b)
direct contact
c)
on food or through cuts 
d)
all of the above
16.

A bacterial disease spread by contaminated food?

a)

Malaria

b)

Salmonella

c)

Measles

d)

Gonorrhoea

17.

How can white blood cells help to prevent infections?

a)

Engulf/ingest pathogens

b)

Produce antibodies against pathogens

c)

Produce antitoxins

d)

All of these options

18.

Which hair-like structures in the airways prevent the entrance of pathogens to the lungs?

a)

Cilia

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Flagella

d)

Plasmids

19.

Chronic diseases can be caused by...

a)

Lifestyle choices

b)

The environment

c)

Heredity

d)

All of them

20.

The following are examples of chronic diseases...

a)

Cardiovascular disease

b)

Cancer

c)

All of these

d)

Arthritis

21.

The following is an example of communicable diseases...

a)

Obesity

b)

Diabetes

c)

Asthma

d)

Rabies

22.

Chronic as a non-communicable disease means it...?

a)

lasts for a longer period of time and progress gradually.

b)

a very short time and a speedy recovery

23.

True or False, infectious diseases are congenital diseases?

a)

true

b)

false

24.

Fungi causes skin infection

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Congenital diseases: A disease that is hereditary can be passed from parents to children.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

You can get ringworm of the skin by sharing contaminated towels, clothing, sports equipment and by direct contact with an infected person.


What type of disease is a "ringworm "?

a)

Virus

b)

Fungus

c)

Bacteria

d)

Parasite

27.

What is immune system?

a)

the antibiotics that fight diseases

b)

the body system that fight diseases

c)

the medicine that makes you feel better