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WorksheetsPLTW Medical Detectives Lesson 1
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 36mins
What will happen to blood pressure, pulse, and respiratory rate as a person runs?
Blood pressure will increase
Blood pressure will decrease
Pulse will increase
Pulse will decrease
Respiratory rate will increase
What are the criteria of a good experimental protocol?
Control group
One trial
Testable Hypothesis
Multiple trials
Varied results
Which of the following is a component of an experimental procedure checklist to ensure the experiment is repeatable, valid, and reliable?
Inclusion of a control
Ambiguous steps
A single trial
No testable hypothesis
How can you prevent contamination of your sample when working with bacteria? are to use sterile techniques, disinfect surfaces and equipment, and minimize sample exposure.
Use sterile techniques
Handle everything with bare hands
Wear gloves
Disinfect surfaces and equipment
Leave bacteria samples open
Which microorganism is responsible for the common cold?
Bacteria
Virus
Fungus
This microorganism is not a disease agent.
A proposed explanation based on some evidence and used as a starting point to investigate further.
independent variable
dependent variable
experiment
hypothesis
A variable that depends on the state of another variable.
independent variable
dependent variable
control
hypothesis
A variable that does not depend on the state of another variable.
independent variable
dependent variable
control
hypothesis
A group or individual used as a standard of comparison for checking the results of a survey or experiment.
independent variable
dependent variable
control
experiment
Another word for heartbeat is
respiration
pulse
blood pressure
blood
If your pulse is taken for 15 seconds, you will multiply the number by
4
3
2
5
This patient does not have Influenza.
True
False
The lab tested your patient for Strep. The results of your patient's diagnosis is ___________.
positive
negative
This patient has Strep Throat.
True
False
Analyze this agar plate of the E. coli infection in your patient. Which disc is the best antibiotic to prescribe to our patient.
1
2
3
4
Analyze this agar plate of the E. coli infection in your patient. Which number represents the disc without antibiotics in this experiment?
1
2
3
4
What are the common infectious disease agents refered to as microorganisms.
fungi
protists
bacteria
virus
The purpose of doing an Aseptic Technique is to ________________.
make your workstation look nice
disinfect your workstation
promote bacterial growth
add a smell to the air
PPE means (a) .
PPE includes
goggles
splash guard
apron
gloves
helmet
Pressure exerted by the blood upon the walls of the blood vessels, especially arteries, measured using two numbers, usually measured by means of a sphygmomanometer and expressed in millimeters of mercury.
microbiologist
blood pressure
vital signs
incubation period
Measure of the heat created by the body
pulse
temperature
respiratory rate
blood pressure
the blood pressure generated by the heart during contraction
systolic pressure
diastolic Pressure
vitals
positive control
Respiration rate is
how hard you breathe
your heat rate
how fast or slow you breathe
the amount of blood in your body
What is a factor that is being measured in an experiment?
