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Biology- Fighting Disease

Question 1 of 10

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Metabolic rate is...

Select one of the following:

  • How long it takes for the body to use all the nutrients from food

  • How long it takes for the body to do all of the necessary chemical reactions

  • How long it takes for food to pass through the body

Explanation

Question 2 of 10

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Bacteria are....

Select one of the following:

  • Types of viruses

  • Very small living cells

  • NOT pathogens

Explanation

Question 3 of 10

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Antibiotics can get rid of...

Select one of the following:

  • Bacteria

  • Viruses

  • any pathogens

Explanation

Question 4 of 10

1

Antitoxins and Antibodies are produced by

Select one of the following:

  • Pathogens

  • White blood cells

  • Viruses

Explanation

Question 5 of 10

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Antitoxins....

Select one of the following:

  • Counteract the toxins produced by the invading bacteria

  • Make you ill

  • Detect the antigens from unrecognised microbes and attack them

Explanation

Question 6 of 10

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Vaccinations...

Select one of the following:

  • Kill off the virus

  • Prevent you from getting the virus properly

  • Are always 100% effective

Explanation

Question 7 of 10

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A vaccine is made up of...

Select one of the following:

  • A dead or weakened version of the pathogen

  • The antibodies needed to fight off the pathogen

  • Antibiotics

Explanation

Question 8 of 10

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Antibiotics are most effective if...

Select one of the following:

  • You stop using them as soon as your symptoms have gone

  • You use them for the full time they've been prescribed for

  • You use them often

Explanation

Question 9 of 10

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Semmelweis told doctors to...

Select one of the following:

  • Wash their hands with antiseptic solution before treating patients

  • Not treat women in/after labor (let the midwives do all the work)

  • Not treat patients after dissecting bodies

Explanation

Question 10 of 10

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Bacteria can...

Select one of the following:

  • always be treated with antibiotics

  • evolve into viruses

  • become resistant to antibiotics

Explanation

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