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GCSE Biology: Defending against infection quiz
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GCSE Biology: Defending against infection quiz
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Question 1
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Which statement about immunity is correct?
Answer
Passive immunity involves the body making its own antibodies
Passive immunity involves receiving antibodies
Active immunity involves receiving antibodies
Question 2
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Which of these is one of the main problems with bacteria?
Answer
They are killed by antibiotics
They produce toxins
They cause measles and mumps in young children
Question 3
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What is a 'pathogen'?
Answer
A disease
A disease-causing microorganism
A type of disease
Question 4
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Which of these is one of the main problems with viruses?
Answer
They are killed by antibiotics
They damage the host cell when they reproduce
They cause cholera and typhoid in poor areas
Question 5
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What is one of the functions of white blood cells?
Answer
White blood cells carry oxygen in the bloodstream
White blood cells produce antigens that destroy pathogens
White blood cells ingest and destroy pathogens
Question 6
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Which of the following is a function of antibodies?
Answer
To engulf pathogens
To lock onto antigens
To produce toxins
Question 7
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How do antibiotics work
Answer
They can stop bacteria from reproducing
They can stop viruses from reproducing
They can stop toxins poisoning the tissue of the host
Question 8
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What can vaccinations involve?
Answer
Injecting a dead form of the disease to stimulate immunity
Injecting an inactive form of the disease to stimulate immunity
Injecting an inactive form of the pathogen to stimulate immunity
Question 9
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It is important to use antibiotics carefully because:
Answer
antibiotics are very expensive
antibiotics could kill harmless viruses as well as harmful ones
over-use can lead to the development of resistant bacteria
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