1) Which of the following is not a microbe? a) Virus b) fungi c) bacteria d) mucous 2) Which of the following causes measles? a) virus b) bacteria c) fungi 3) What does your body NOT produce to help defend itself against infection? a) Antibodies b) White blood cells c) Red blood cells 4) Which of the following causes Salmonella food poisoning? a) virus b) bacteria c) fungi 5) White blood cells are produced by which system? a) Respiratory b) Digestive c) Immune 6) Bacteria can _________ rapidly a) reproduce b) move c) eat 7) White blood cells ____ bacteria to kill them. a) sit on b) ingest c) excrete 8) Tick the correct box to complete the sentence: Viruses are....... a) living cells b) much smaller than bacteria c) contain a nucleus 9) Tick the correct box to complete the sentence: Bacteria affect your body and make you feel ill because they produce.... a) toxins b) carbohydrates c) alcohols 10) Viruses make you ill because they..... a) take over your brain cells b) live inside your cells and destroy them c) produce poisons 11) A pathogen is.... a) any type of bacteria living in our body b) a disease like diabetes c) a microorganism that can be passed from person to person 12) What 2 diseases in the list are NOT communicable? a) Tuberculosis b) Measles c) Type 2 diabetes d) HIV/AIDS e) Arthritis f) Gonorrhoea 13) Which 2 statements about Gonorrhoea are correct? a) It is a sexually transmitted disease b) It is not a pathogen c) It can cause infertility d) It is caused by a fungus 14) Antibiotics are used to cure which type of diseases? a) Virus b) Fungus c) Bacterial d) Non-communicable 15) Salmonella bacteria can be caught from a) licking ice-cream b) not eating enough vegetables c) eating under cooked chicken d) being sneezed on by another person

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