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Science Test

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the scientific name for any organism that causes an infectious disease?

a)

Vaccine

b)

Protein

c)

Pathogens

d)

Carbohydrate

2.

In what way is malaria usually transmitted to humans?

a)

Contaminated food or water

b)

Insect bite

c)

Direct contact

d)

Indirect contact

3.

Germs of scabiies and ring worm are present on the ______ of infected person.

a)

hair

b)

eye

c)

skin

4.

Every infectious disease is caused by a specific micro-organism or a germ.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Insects like lice, mosquitos and fleas do not spread diseases.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

List down 3 examples of diseases which spread by insects.

4 lines
7.

We should not share the following items with others.

a)

Handkerchief

b)

Towel

c)

Tooth brush

d)

all of the above

8.
A disease that can be passed from one person to another through pathogens.
a)
Communicable disease
b)
Noncommunicable disease
9.
What sort of pathogen causes influenza (flu)?
a)
A bacterium
b)
A virus
c)
A fungus
d)
A protist
10.

Which organ in the body does this corona virus primarily attack?

a)

Lung

b)

Liver

c)

Brain

d)

stomach

11.
A disease that can pass from one organism to another is a(n)
a)
pathogen.
b)
infectious disease.
c)
toxin.
d)
bacteria.
12.
Which is NOT a way infected diseases are spread?
a)
Infected people
b)
Contaminated object
c)
Infected Animal
d)
Wood
13.

Something that causes the body not to work normally.

a)

Disease

b)

A mask

c)

Medicine

d)

Sneezing

14.

Which is Odd?

'epidemics'

a)

smallpox

b)

plague

c)

yellow fever

d)

common cold

15.

A disease that can be passed from one person to another through germs.

a)

Communicable disease

b)

Noncommunicable disease

16.
What does a vaccine do?
a)
Gives you immunity
b)
Gets you sick
c)
Cures you
d)
Kills you
17.
20 people became sick with the flu after a school dance. What is the best explanation for how they got sick?
a)
Contact with environmental source
b)
Contact with an infected animal
c)
contact with a contaminated object
d)
contact with an infected person
18.

People who lack a nutrient for a long time can suffer from a deficiency disease.

a)

True

b)

False