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6. Which disease is not caused by a bacterium?

  • Whooping cough
  • Cholera
  • Flu
  • Food poisoning

7. What is a pathogen?

  • A microorganism that causes infectious disease
  • A microorganism that is harmful to the body
  • A type of bacteria
  • A disease

8. What are fats needed for?

  • A source of long release energy
  • Growth and repair
  • To make cell membranes and insulate the body
  • A source of immediate energy

9. What is meant by a balanced diet?

  • Having equal amounts of each food group to stay healthy
  • Consuming the right amount of each food group for an individual's needs
  • Having the correct amount of each food group
  • Eating the right food to be healthy

10. What do antibiotics do?

  • Release symptoms of a disease
  • Kill infectious bacteria
  • Kill bacteria and viruses
  • Kill viruses

11. Definition of metabolism?

  • How easily you put on or lose weight
  • Your BMI
  • The rate of chemical reactions in your cells
  • The rate at which you burn fat

12. Which of these is not a method of first defence for the body?

  • Eyelashes
  • Tears
  • White blood cells
  • Skin

13. What do painkillers do?

  • Kill bacteria and viruses
  • Kill viruses
  • Relieve symptons of a disease
  • Kill infectious bacteria

14. What are proteins needed for?

  • Growth and repair
  • A source of long release energy
  • A source of immediate energy
  • To make cell membranes and insulate the body

15. What are phagocytes?

  • A white blood cell that produces antibodies and antitoxins
  • A white blood cell that engulfs pathogens
  • A white blood cell that produces antitoxins
  • A white blood cell that produces antibodies

16. What does malnurished mean?

  • Being obese or underweight
  • Not being healthy
  • Being underweight
  • Being obese