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Chapter 17 Immunity and Disease

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

disease causing agents

a)

pathogen

b)

vitamin

c)

vector

d)

pasteurization

2.

directly caused by a pathogen; can be transmitted from person to person

a)

noninfectious disease

b)

infectious disease

c)

vector

d)

immunity

3.

created the first vacine

a)

Edward Jenner

b)

John Snow

c)

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

d)

Joseph Lister

4.

The first vaccine was to prevent which disease?

a)

cholera

b)

malaria

c)

smallpox

d)

pneumonia

5.

This person ended an epidemic of cholera by tracing the source of sickness to a water pump.

a)

Edward Jenner

b)

John Snow

c)

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

d)

Louis Pasteur

6.

This person realized that bacteria from outside the body causes disease. So, he creates a process to heat food to a temperature that kills it.

a)

Edward Jenner

b)

Joseph Lister

c)

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

d)

Louis Pasteur

7.

The person used carbolic acid to kill bacteria in operating rooms.

a)

Edward Jenner

b)

Joseph Lister

c)

Robert Koch

d)

Louis Pasteur

8.

This person created a set of rules to determine whether bacteria caused an illness.

a)

Robert Koch

b)

Joseph Lister

c)

Louis Pasteur

d)

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

9.

This can cause disease

a)

bacteria

b)

viruses

c)

fungi

d)

protists

10.

Pathogens can be transmitted through food and (a)   .

11.

This is a type of illness that can be transmitted from person to person.

a)

noninfectious disease

b)

infectious disease

c)

Cancer

d)

Cystic Fibrosis

12.

This is a disease-carrying organism that does not develop the disease.

a)

cancer

b)

vector

c)

carbolic acid

d)

cholera

13.

A disease that cannot pass from person to person

a)

infectious disease

b)

noninfectious disease

c)

flu

d)

cold virus

14.

What is a common cause of noninfectious disease?

a)

environment

b)

genetics

c)

life choices

15.

The body has how many lines of defense against pathogens?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

16.

What is the best way to keep yourself healthy?

a)

hand washing

b)

regular bathing

c)

taking medicine

d)

seeing the doctor

17.

Which body system creates a barrier, keeping dirt and germs from entering the body?

a)

Integumentary (skin)

b)

Digestive

c)

Respiratory

d)

Circulatory

18.

Which is a first-line defense against disease?

a)

your body systems (respiratory, digestive, circulatory, etc.)

b)

white blood cells, proteins, chemicals

c)

inflammation

d)

antibodies

19.

Which is a second-line defense against disease?

a)

your body systems (respiratory, digestive, circulatory, etc.)

b)

white blood cells

c)

inflammation

d)

antibodies

20.

What is a third-line defense against illness?

a)

your body systems (respiratory, circulatory, digestive, etc.)

b)

white blood cells

c)

inflammation

d)

antibodies

21.

The body produces antibodies in response to an antigen:

a)

passive immunity

b)

active immunity

22.

The introduction of antibodies the were produced outside the body:

a)

passive immunity

b)

active immunity