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AQA GCSE BIOLOGY - INFECTION & RESPONSE

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why is HIV classed as an STI?

a)

It can be passed on through semen and vaginal fluid

b)

It can be passed from mother to baby during pregnancy

c)

It can be passed on through direct contact with infected blood

d)

It can be passed on through skin to skin contact

2.

What does a vaccine contain?

a)

A large amount of an active form of the pathogen

b)

A small amount of an active form of the pathogen

c)

A small amount of a dead or weakened form of the pathogen

d)

A large amount of a dead or weakened form of the pathogen

3.

How do viruses replicate themselves?

a)

Cell division by mitosis

b)

Cell division by meiosis

c)

Invading cells of other organisms

d)

Binary fission

4.

What is a placebo?

a)

A fake drug with no active ingredients

b)

An existing drug with known effects

c)

A new drug being tested

d)

A computer simulation to test a new drug

5.

Which of these DOES NOT prevent pathogens entering the body?

a)

Enzymes in tears to attack pathogens

b)

The skin as a physical barrier

c)

Mucus and hair in the nose to trap pathogens

d)

White blood cells

6.

Who discovered that handwashing and sterilising equipment could reduce rates of infection after surgery?

a)

Louis Pasteur

b)

Alexander Fleming

c)

Joseph Lister

d)

Edward Jenner

7.

Which of these is NOT an antimicrobial?

a)

Paracetamol

b)

Antibiotics

c)

Toilet cleaner

d)

Antifungals

8.

How does the immune response work if the same pathogen attempts to reinfect the body?

a)

The correct antigen for the antibody on the pathogen is made much more quickly

b)

The correct antibody for the antigen on the pathogen is made much more quickly

c)

The correct antigen for the antibody on the pathogen is made much more slowly

d)

The correct antibody for the antigen on the pathogen is made much more slowly

9.

What is the correct sequence of stages for drug development?

a)

Computer models, tests on human tissue cultures, animal testing, clinical trials on humans

b)

Computer models, animal testing, tests on human tissue cultures, clinical trials on humans

c)

Animal testing, computer models, tests on human tissue cultures, clinical trials on humans

d)

Animal testing, tests on human tissue cultures, clinical trials on humans, computer models

10.

How are vaccines used to give active immunity from disease?

a)

White blood cells are injected to kill the pathogen

b)

Memory cells are created which can quickly produce the correct antibody for the pathogen

c)

Antibodies are injected to treat the disease

d)

Antibiotics destroy bacteria by damaging cell walls

11.

Which of the following is NOT a problem with global vaccination programmes?

a)

Vaccines have to travel well

b)

Some people don't want to be vaccinated

c)

Some pathogens change form very frequently

d)

Vaccination prevents epidemics and pandemics

12.

What has led to the development of strains of antibiotic resistant bacteria?

a)

Mutation in DNA of bacteria

b)

Overuse of antibiotics

c)

Patients not completing their course of antibiotics

d)

All of these