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Unit 5 Disease And Biotechnology Review
Test Description: Disease and Biotechnology Review
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1) Which of these can reproduce only when inside a host cell?
A
Virus
B
Bacterium
C
Parasite
D
Fungus
2) Which diseases are most likely to be treated with antibiotics?
A
Those caused by bacteria
B
Those caused by fungi
C
Those caused by viruses
D
Those caused by parasites
3) Epidemics of polio and measles used to be common in the United States. Now they are rare. What is the best explanation for this?
A
b. Insecticides that kill transmitting pests
B
d. Water monitoring and treatment
C
a. Careful use of antibiotics
D
c. Widespread vaccination
4) Which is an example of biotechnology?
A
a. Developing hydropower energy sources
B
b. Studying how viruses cause diseases
C
d. Using bioindicators to monitor water quality
D
c. Developing crop plants that are resistant to weed killers
5) Which describes a risk of biotechnology?
A
b. DNA fingerprinting can prove that an accused person did not commit the crime
B
d. Human gene mapping can lead to treatment or prevention of disease
C
a. Bacteria can be used to make insulin and other human chemical less expensively
D
c. Health insurance companies may refuse to insure people who have genes for diseases
6) Why are people encouraged to get a flu shot?
A
a. A flu shot is a vaccine that prevents people from catching the flu
B
c. A flu shot is an antiviral that slows down the multiplication of viruses in cells
C
d. A flu shot is a chemical that kills parasites in the human body
D
b. A flu shot is an antibiotic that kills bacteria in the human body
7) How is Lyme disease transmitted from an infected mouse to a human?
A
a. A tick that feeds on the mouse then bites the human
B
c. The infected mouse bites the human
C
b. The human breathes in dust containing dried urine from the mouse
D
d. The human cleans the litter box of a pet cat that ate the mouse
8) Amebic dysentery is a disease caused by organisms that live in dirty water. Which is most likely to prevent an epidemic of amebic dysentery?
A
a. Vaccination of the population
B
b. Purification of drinking water
C
c. Public education on the importance of washing hands
D
d. Restriction on travel to places with amebic dysentery
9) Which of these describes a pandemic rather than an epidemic?
A
b. Public health scientists monitor and try to stop the spread of a disease
B
c. The origin of a disease remains a mystery
C
a. Many people in an area become sick from a disease
D
d. A disease spreads internationally over the course of a year
10) Which is most likely to be a risk of biotechnology?
A
b. Causing allergic reactions to foreign genes in food
B
a. Producing livestock desired characteristics
C
c. Creating new varieties of disease-resistance plants
D
d. Manufacturing human insulin and other medicines
11) How do viruses differ from other disease-causing organisms?
A
b. Viruses are transmitted through coughing or sneezing
B
c. Viruses are not made up cells
C
a. Viruses can be treated with antibiotics
D
d. Viruses multiply inside infected cells
12) Which kind of organisms are disease-causing yeasts and molds?
A
d. Viruses
B
c. Parasites
C
a. Bacteria
D
b. Fungi
13) Which is the best way to treat athlete’s foot?
A
b. Vaccine
B
a. Antibiotic
C
d. Antiviral medicine
D
c. Fungus-killing medicine
14) Which of these is best described as a pandemic?
A
d. Tens of millions of people worldwide are infected with flu in the same year
B
b. Three members of a soccer team come down with the flu
C
c. Dozens of people in two neighboring towns have flu at the same time
D
a. A student catches flu from her younger brother
15) Studying biotechnology is most likely to be useful for which career?
A
b. Nuclear physicist
B
d. Archaeologist
C
a. Computer scientist
D
c. Agricultural researcher
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