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Epidemiology test

Total questions: 59

Worksheet time: 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the mode of transmission for COVID-19?

a)

Contact

b)

Airborne

c)

Both A & B

d)

None of the above

2.

Where did COVID-19 first emerge?

a)

Shanghai, China

b)

Milan, Italy

c)

Florence, Italy

d)

Wuhan, China

3.

The first person to discover the vaccines was...

a)

Edward Cullen

b)

Bruce Jenner

c)

Edward Jenner

d)

None of them

4.

Jenner, used the virus of ___________________ to produce the first vaccine.

a)

Smallpox

b)

Chickenpox

c)

Malaria

d)

Cowpox

5.

Vaccines work because the immune system saves the information in the:

a)

memory cells

b)

effector cells

c)

leukocytes

d)

red blood cells

6.

The vaccines trigger the immune system creating specific ______________ for the pathogen.

a)

antigens

b)

antibodies

c)

medicine

d)

cells

7.

Blood clots can cause a heart attack

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Secondhand smoke harms who?

a)

Everyone around a smoker

b)

Only non-smokers

c)

Only smokers

d)

No one

9.

Many chemicals in cigarettes are considered carcinogenic because they cause what?

a)

Emphysema

b)

Cancer

c)

Heart disease

d)

Liver Failure

10.
When you breathe, your lungs take in ___ and remove ___. 
a)
air/oxygen
b)
oxygen/carbon dioxide 
c)
carbon dioxide/waste 
d)
waste/air 
11.
What is tube that is also known as your wind pipe?
a)
esophogus
b)
bronchi
c)
trachea
d)
alveoli
12.
Location of gas exchange
a)
alveoli
b)
myocardium
c)
raveoli
d)
pulmonary vent
13.

A class of organisms that harm their host by producing toxins that interfere with normal body function.

a)

liverwarts

b)

Slime molds

c)

Bacteria

d)

Amoebas

14.

The best way to prevent a viral infection is to

a)

take antibiotics

b)

take antiviral meds

c)

get a vaccination

d)

Stay away from sick people

15.

Which pathogen is non-living?

a)

Virus

b)

Bacteria

c)

Fungi

d)

Parasite/Protist

e)

They are all alive

16.

Which pathogen does NOT have DNA?

a)

fungi

b)

protist/parasite

c)

bacteria

d)

virus

e)

they all have DNA

17.
How could you describe the size of a virus?
a)
Smaller than bacteria
b)
Larger than a parasite
c)
About the size of a dime
d)
Smaller than a proton
18.
An infectious disease:
a)
can be spread from person to person.
b)
can not be spread from person to person.
19.

A microbe that can cause harm is known as a

a)

Pathogen

b)

Pathogon

c)

Virus

d)

Bacteria

20.

The purpose of the immune system is to ....

a)

a. help germs invade your body

b)

c. make your nose run

c)

b. fight of sickness

d)

d. give your diarrhea

21.

The four main types of germs are ....

a)

a. viruses, bacteria, parasites, and fungi

b)

b. viruses, parasites, fungi, and phagocytes

c)

c. parasites, bacteria, lymphocytes, and fungi

d)

d. small, medium, large, and extra large

22.

Vaccines work because the immune system saves the information in the:

a)

memory cells

b)

effector cells

c)

leukocytes

d)

red blood cells

23.

If you have immunity to a disease:

a)

It can not enter your body

b)

Your body can fight the disease off before it makes you sick.

c)

The germs change as soon as they enter your body.

d)

You will be able to recover very quickly.

24.

Which of these is part of your body's first defenses against disease?

a)

Skin

b)

Antibodies

c)

White blood cells

d)

Heart

25.

A white blood cell destroys an invading germ by:

a)

Changing its chemical composition

b)

Changing its genetic structure

c)

Pulling it apart

d)

Engulfing it

26.

What do antibodies do?

a)

Attach themselves to germs to flag them for destruction.

b)

Engulf and digest germs.

c)

Make your cells impenetrable to germs.

d)

Carry genes from your bloodstream to the outside of your body.

27.

Invading germs can be identified by their:

a)

Leukocytes

b)

Antibodies

c)

Antigens

d)

Red blood cells

28.

A person develops natural immunity.

a)

Before getting sick.

b)

After one dose of a vaccine.

c)

After several doses of a vaccine.

d)

After recovering from an illness.

29.

Unlike germs in nature, the germs used in vaccines:

a)

Don't have antigens

b)

Are weakened or altered

c)

Aren't real germs

d)

Change share frequently

30.

Who benefits from herd immunity?

a)

Young children

b)

Elderly people

c)

Cancer patients

d)

All of the above

31.

What do measles, smallpox and polio have in common?

a)

They are caused by bacteria.

b)

Vaccines have dramatically reduced the number of people who catch them.

c)

They are constantly changing

d)

They have been wiped out forever.

32.
I have muscular walls, and a small lumen.  Pump blood away from the heart
a)
Artery
b)
Vein
c)
Capillary
d)
Arteriole
33.
I have a large lumen, I have thin muscular walls, I pump blood towards the heart
a)
Artery
b)
Vein
c)
Capillary
d)
Arteriole
34.

Human blood vessels are

a)

artries, capillaries, and atria

b)

ventricles, atria and pulmonary veins

c)

capillaries, artries, and veins

d)

veins, artries, and aorta

35.

Which of the following are chambers of the heart?

a)

Valves

b)

Atrium and ventricle

c)

Arteries and veins

d)

Sinoatrial nerve

36.

How many chambers does the heart have?

a)

4

b)

10

c)

3

d)

1

37.

What does your heart do?

a)

Pump carbon dioxide through your body

b)

Give your body energy

c)

Pump oxygen through your body

d)

Nothing

38.

How many atria are there?

a)

1

b)

7

c)

2

d)

4

39.

How many ventricles are there?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

10

d)

0

40.
Special proteins produced by the body to attack foreign invaders.
a)
antibodies
b)
antigen
41.

A _______ is a tiny living organism, such as a bacterium or virus, that makes people sick.

a)

pathogen

b)

virus

c)

resurgence

d)

immune

42.

To be ______ to something is to be resistant to it.

a)

antibodies

b)

immune

c)

virus

d)

pathogens

43.

The disease smallpox was eradicated (ended) in 1979 because

a)

it went away naturally

b)

of antibiotic treatment

c)

of variolation (blowing smallpox up the nose)

d)

of worldwide vaccination

44.
The picture below illustrates one internal part of the body’s immune system. What process is illustrated in the picture?  
a)
a skin cell destroying germs.
b)
inflammation near an opened wound
c)
a white blood cell destroying pathogens
d)
mucus in the lungs destroying pathogens
45.

When the coronary _____ are blocked, blood does not flow as well and coronary artery disease begins to develop.

a)

arteries

b)

arteriosclerosis

c)

symptoms

d)

blood pressure

46.

As your heart pushes blood through your body's vessels, blood pushes against the walls of the vessels creating ___.

a)

arteries

b)

arteriosclerosis

c)

symptoms

d)

blood pressure

47.

Your heart is a ____, so it needs exercise to keep it strong.

a)

arteries

b)

arteriosclerosis

c)

muscle

d)

blood pressure

48.
Which of the following is a possible long-term side effect of smoking?
a)
Heart Disease
b)
Cancer
c)
Stroke
d)
All of these
49.

High cholesterol can increase your risk of developing heart disease because of the

a)

pressure

b)

plaque

c)

diabetes

d)

obesity

50.

It is a serious condition that happens when a person’s diet does not contain the right amount of nutrients the body needs in order to function well.

a)

Malnutrition

b)

Nutrition

c)

Balance meal

d)

Proper nutrition

51.

Too much nutrition and a sedentary lifestyle is a

cause of undernutrition.

a)

True

b)

False

52.

What is the purpose of Iron?

a)

Transport oxygen to the cells, blood cell formation, etc.

b)

Produce thyroid hormones

c)

When a person consumes too many calories.

53.
If a person has a deficiency in vitamin C, they may have...
a)
scurvy
b)
Rickets
c)
Osteoporosis
d)
Anemia
54.

Select all that apply. What factors are/can be caused by obesity?

a)

Hypertension

b)

Heart Disease

c)

Type 1 Diabetes

d)

Type 2 Diabetes

55.

Which food group builds muscles?

a)

protein foods

b)

starch foods

c)

fat foods

d)

None of the above

56.
Which nutrient is our body's MAIN source of energy?
a)
Carbohydrates
b)
Fats
c)
Water
d)
Minerals
57.
If a person has a deficiency in Iron, they may have...
a)
scurvy
b)
Rickets
c)
Osteoporosis
d)
Anemia
58.
A colorless, odorless gas that decreases the blood's ability to carry oxygen.  Can cause faintness, death.
a)
Nitrogen oxides
b)
Ground-level ozone
c)
Carbon monoxide
d)
Sulfur dioxide
59.

______________ ______________ is produced when fuels containing sulfur are burned in the presence of oxygen.

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Sulfur dioxide

c)

Carbon monoxide

d)

Greenhouse gas