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HSC Biology Infectious Disease
HSC Biology Infectious Disease
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This is specifically for year 12 biology students of Australia but come to have a go! :)
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1
Microbial fermentation theory was introduced by...
Pasteur, and states that fermentation is caused by microbes.
Pasteur, and states that sugars can spontaneously ferment.
Koch, and states that fermentation is caused by microbes.
Koch, and states that sugars can spontaneously ferment.
2
What is NOT a feature of the adaptive immune response?
Antibodies
Memory cells
Non-specificity
Antigens
3
Enzymatic secretions are a key disease mechanism of which type of pathogen?
Bacteria
Fungi
Protist
Virus
4
The innate immune system chooses its response based on the identity of the invading pathogen
True
False
5
What type of agricultural practice caused the Irish Potato Famine?
Artificial selection
Pesticide use
Intensification
Movement of people and goods
6
An epidemic occurs when the number of people affected by a disease is...
above normal in a particular area.
greater than the number of deaths caused by it.
below normal in a particular area.
less than the number of deaths caused by it.
7
Which is not a component of the immune response in plants?
Gene-for-gene resistance
Basal resistance
Systematic acquired resistance
Hyperactive response
8
Which biological processes does artificial selection mimic the most?
Convergent evolution
Darwinian evolution
Divergent evolution
Reproduction
9
Which of the following is NOT a type of pathogen?
Bacteria
Protists
Antigen
Fungi
10
What is the waxy cuticle on the outside of the plant made of?
Lignin and cellulose
Lignin and cutin
Cellulose
Callose
11
The male mosquito act as a vector for the Malaria-causing protist Plasmodium
False
True
12
What do viruses consist of?
RNA encased in a protein coat (capsid)
DNA or RNA encased in a protein coat (capsid)
DNA encased in a protein coat (capsid)
DNA or RNA encased in a sugar phosphate coat (capsid)
13
Non-self antigens trigger an immune response by being recognised by receptors on...
B and T cells
T cells and macrophages
macrophages and neutrophils
B cells and neutrophils
14
What are two types of medications used to control infectious disease?
Antibiotics and antivirals
Antibiotics and antiviralens
Antihistamines and antivirals
Antibiotics and antigens
15
Host cell tissues do not have antigens, which is why they do not cause an immune response
True
False
16
What is an example of a disease caused by a bacterial pathogen?
Aids
Arthritis
Thrush
Cholera
17
What did Koch and Pasteur pioneer?
Pasteurisation
Vaccinations
Antibiotics
Quarantine
18
From his experiment, Pasteur developed a theory of spontaneous generation.
True
False
19
Some plants produce antibiotics to defend themselves
False
True
20
What is virulence?
The seriousness of a viral infection
The likelihood of a pathogen infecting a host
The severity or harmfulness of a disease
The severity of a non-infectious disease
