6. When bacteria and viruses enter the body they rapidly ................... Which word fills the missing gap?
Reproduce
Dish out the 'justice-fries'
Produce toxins
Take over organs
7. Is this true or false? Pathogens are injected into the blood stream of an ill person so that the thing making them ill attacks the foreign pathogens rather than the body's cells.
False
True
8. Which of these is a famous superbug?
MRSA
Extremophile
MMR
CNS
9. True or false? Your body fat cushions your internal organs as well as acting as a store for energy
True
False
10. Which type of tissue transfers more energy?
Muscle
Fat
11. Each virus is a different shape. It's shape simply depends on it's function... True or false?
False
True
12. What is the culture medium used called (when growing bacterium)?
The air
Strawberry jelly
Agar jelly
Soil
13. Who discovered Penicillin and when?
Semmelweis, 1929
Semmelweis, 1928
Fleming, 1928
Fleming, 1929
14. True or false? Both bacteria and viruses produce toxins in an attempt to damage the body
False
True
15. Which is untrue?
Some (but not all) scientist think that a person's metabolic rate is affected by genetics
Men generally have lower metabolic rates because they have a higher proportion of muscle to fat than women
Metabolic rate is the rate at which chemical reactions occur in th ebody
16. White blood cells produce .................. to target a specific bacterium's ............... .
Antigens, toxins
Antibodies, antigens
Antigens, antibodies
Antitoxins, antibodies
17. Do viruses have regular or irregular shapes?
Regular
Irregular
18. What is 'good cholesterol' used for?
For cell membranes and to make vital substances
As a 'friendly thickening agent' for your blood
Cell reproduction (and growth) and to make vital substances
To keep your energy levels balanced
19. Which refers to a disease that spreads within a country?
Epidemic
Pandemic
20. Why are viruses difficult to kill?
They take over the body's cells and treatment could damage the body (in an effort to kill the viruses)
Because they;re really small to see which makes them difficult to locate in the body
