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pathogen & disease

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Organisms that cause diseases are called?

a)

Pathogens

b)

Hosts

c)

Phagocytes

d)

Toxins

2.

Which requires a host cell in order to reproduce?

a)

Algae

b)

Bacterium

c)

Protist

d)

Virus

3.

Which type of pathogen is responsible for causing the flu, chicken pox, and yellow fever?

a)

viruses

b)

parasites

c)

fungi

d)

bacteria

4.

Which pathogen is treated with antibiotics?

a)

virus

b)

bacteria

c)

parasite

d)

fungi

5.

What is the smallest pathogen?

a)

bacteria

b)

virus

c)

fungus

d)

protozoa

6.

Bacteria is bigger than virus.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Ignaz Semmelweis is known for

a)

He discovered that hand washing reduced germs.

b)

He discovered influenza virus

c)

He discovered that bacteria can produce toxins

8.

Name the group of cells in your blood that is involved in destroying pathogens.

a)

Red blood cells

b)

White blood cells

c)

Plasma

9.

What is on the surface of pathogens that allows white blood cells to detect and recognise them?

a)

antibodies

b)

antigens

c)

antitoxin

10.

What are produced by white blood cells to neutralise poisons released by pathogens?

a)

antigens

b)

antitoxins

c)

antibodies

11.

What is the name of the proteins that are made to fight of pathogens. They can be produced quickly when the pathogen enters the body a second time.

a)

antitoxins

b)

antigen

c)

antibodies

12.

The image shows the processes in the immune system, namely...

a)

Pinocytosis

b)

Pathogenesis

c)

Phagocytosis

13.

Name the acid in your stomach that can destroy pathogens.

a)

H2SO4

b)

H2O

c)

HCl

14.

Which feature does your nose have to prevent pathogens from entering the body?

a)

mucus

b)

cilia

c)

saliva

15.

What process is being shown in the diagram?

a)

production of antibodies

b)

production of antitoxins

c)

production of antigens

16.

Vaccines contain weakened or dead parts of antigens. 

a)

true

b)

false

17.

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

a)

memory cells

b)

red blood cells

c)

stem cells

18.

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

a)

antigens

b)

antibodies

c)

antitoxins

19.

MMR vaccine protects against

a)

measles

b)

mumps

c)

malaria

d)

polio