1. HOPE
Semester 2 –
Unit 1 Post Test
Review

2. Something that affects the structure or function of an organism is referred to as a __________.
DISEASE

3. What are some of the parts of the immune system?
SKIN
STOMACH ACID
MUCUS

4. Which type of white blood cells consumes microorganisms?
MACROPHAGES

5. What causes fermentation?
MICROORGANISMS

6. What is a good description of ozone?
A COMINATION OF NITROGEN OXIDES AND VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS PRESENT IN VARIOUS EMISSIONS THAT CAN IRRITATE RESPIRATORY ORGANS.

7. Who was the first person to determine that germs caused disease?
ROBERT KOCH

8. What causes athlete’s foot?
FUNGI

9. When a disease cannot be passed from person to person, it is referred to as a __________ disease.
NONCOMMUNICABLE

10. Name one way that the government and health organizations provide health protection to people.
BY TREATING THE WATER SUPPLY SO IT IS GERM-FREE.

11. When a disease can be passed from person to person, it is referred to as a __________ disease.
COMMUNICABLE

12. What causes the common cold, rabies, AIDS and flu?
VIRUSES

13. What type of white blood cells is produced in the thymus and destroys the cell membranes of bacteria?
T-CELLS

14. Who developed the germ theory for disease?
LOUIS PASTEUR

15. What kind of wound occurs when the skin scrapes against a hard surface and tiny blood vessels break in the outer layer of the skin?
ABRASION

16. A(n) __________ is a microscopic organism that causes disease.
PATHOGEN

17. What is the best treatment for a severe bleeding injury?
APPLY A STERILE BANDAGE WITH PRESSURE TO STOP THE BLEEDING.

18. Which tools have greatly reduced the number of people who have died from infectious diseases?
DISINFECTANTS
ANTISEPTICS
ANTIBIOTICS

19. What causes strep throat, anthrax, and tetanus?
BACTERIA

20. IF INSIDE, SEEK PROTECTION FROM WINDOWS AND HANGING OBJECTS.
What would be something smart to do during an earthquake?
IF INSIDE, SEEK PROTECTION FROM WINDOWS AND HANGING OBJECTS.

21. Michelle felt an electric shock when she was ironing her clothes
Michelle felt an electric shock when she was ironing her clothes. What might have caused this to happen?
THE IRON HAVING A FAULTY CORD.

22. UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Which organization in the United States studies and assesses the environment to protect it and the people affected by any negative change in the environment?
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

23. What represents Koch’s postulates?
-ISOLATE GERMS FROM AN INFECTED ANIMAL
-GROW GERMS IN A LAB CULTURE
-INJECT GERMS INTO A HEALTHY ANIMAL

24. Which international health organization focuses on educating people about ways to improve communities’ health?
PEACE CORPS

25. What is the purpose of the “care” step of first aid?
TO HELP THE VICTIM SURVIVE UNTIL EMERGENCY HELP ARRIVES.

26. What type of white blood cells produces antibodies?
B-CELLS

27. What causes malaria, African sleeping sickness, and amoebic dysentery?
PROTISTS

28. What are some ways infectious disease can be spread?
FOOD
WATER
BODY FLUID

29. HOPE
Semester 2 –
Unit 1 Post Test
Review