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B3: Quiz 1
B3: Quiz 1
1)
a) Give a definition of a communicable disease. Give an example.
b) Give a definition of a non-communicable disease. Give an example.
2) Communicable diseases can be caused by bacteria.
a) How many times smaller are bacteria compared to a normal human cell?
b) Why do bacterial infections make us feel ill?
3) Communicable diseases can be caused by viruses.
a) Which are smaller out of bacteria and viruses?
b) How do viruses reproduce themselves in your body?
c) What happens when there are too many viruses in a body cell?
4) This question is all about salmonella.
a) Is salmonella a bacterium, virus, parasite or fungi?
b) Salmonella causes food poisoning. Give two symptoms of an individual who is suffering from food poisoning.
c) Give two ways that an induvial can become infected with salmonella.
d) Give two ways that individuals can reduce their chances of becoming infected with salmonella.
e) What can poultry farmers do to reduce the chances of their birds having salmonella and how does this reduce the chances of an individual eating the poultry becoming infected with salmonella?
5) This question is all about gonorrhoea.
a) Is gonorrhoea a bacterium, virus, parasite or fungi?
b) How is gonorrhoea spread?
c) Give the two symptoms of gonorrhoea.
d)
i) What advice do we give to individuals who are infected with gonorrhoea to reduce the spread of gonorrhoea?
ii) How can individuals reduce their chances of contracting gonorrhoea during sex?
e)
i) How is gonorrhoea treated?
ii) Why is it becoming more difficult to treat individuals with gonorrhoea?
6) This question is about measles.
a) Is measles a bacterium, virus, parasite or fungi?
b) Explain how measles is spread.
c) What are the symptoms of a mild cases of measles?
d) What can we do to reduce the effect that measles has on individuals?
7) This question is all about HIV.
a) Is HIV a bacterium, virus, parasite or fungi?
b) Give two ways that HIV can be spread.
c) What system in the body does HIV affect?
d) Currently there is no known cure for HIV. What are infected individuals given to control/ slow the development of HIV/ AIDS?
8) This question is about tobacco mosaic virus (TMV).
a) What effect does TMV have on the appearance of a plant and how does this effect the growth of a plant with TMV?
b) Out of a plant infected with TMV and a plant not infected with TMV, which plant will produce the greatest yield?
c) Is there a known cure for TMV?
a) Give a definition of a communicable disease. Give an example.
b) Give a definition of a non-communicable disease. Give an example.
2) Communicable diseases can be caused by bacteria.
a) How many times smaller are bacteria compared to a normal human cell?
b) Why do bacterial infections make us feel ill?
3) Communicable diseases can be caused by viruses.
a) Which are smaller out of bacteria and viruses?
b) How do viruses reproduce themselves in your body?
c) What happens when there are too many viruses in a body cell?
4) This question is all about salmonella.
a) Is salmonella a bacterium, virus, parasite or fungi?
b) Salmonella causes food poisoning. Give two symptoms of an individual who is suffering from food poisoning.
c) Give two ways that an induvial can become infected with salmonella.
d) Give two ways that individuals can reduce their chances of becoming infected with salmonella.
e) What can poultry farmers do to reduce the chances of their birds having salmonella and how does this reduce the chances of an individual eating the poultry becoming infected with salmonella?
5) This question is all about gonorrhoea.
a) Is gonorrhoea a bacterium, virus, parasite or fungi?
b) How is gonorrhoea spread?
c) Give the two symptoms of gonorrhoea.
d)
i) What advice do we give to individuals who are infected with gonorrhoea to reduce the spread of gonorrhoea?
ii) How can individuals reduce their chances of contracting gonorrhoea during sex?
e)
i) How is gonorrhoea treated?
ii) Why is it becoming more difficult to treat individuals with gonorrhoea?
6) This question is about measles.
a) Is measles a bacterium, virus, parasite or fungi?
b) Explain how measles is spread.
c) What are the symptoms of a mild cases of measles?
d) What can we do to reduce the effect that measles has on individuals?
7) This question is all about HIV.
a) Is HIV a bacterium, virus, parasite or fungi?
b) Give two ways that HIV can be spread.
c) What system in the body does HIV affect?
d) Currently there is no known cure for HIV. What are infected individuals given to control/ slow the development of HIV/ AIDS?
8) This question is about tobacco mosaic virus (TMV).
a) What effect does TMV have on the appearance of a plant and how does this effect the growth of a plant with TMV?
b) Out of a plant infected with TMV and a plant not infected with TMV, which plant will produce the greatest yield?
c) Is there a known cure for TMV?