Section 2 Quiz

Question 1

Prions cause ____ diseases in live stock

Answer 1

Nervous system

Question 2

In this disease the person appears to be male but the testes do not develop

Answer 2

Kleinfelter’s disease

Question 3

Which of the following is an excitatory cause of disease?

• Age
• Race
• Gender
• Electricity

Answer 3

Electricity

Question 4

Passive immunity is when a person receives:

Answer 4

Immune serum

Question 5

If blue eyes are a recessive gene, then a blue eyed person would be:

Answer 5

Homozygous for the trait

Question 6

Bacteria reproduce through:

Answer 6

• Asexual reproduction
• Binary fission
• Simple transverse division

Question 7

Saprophytes live off of _____ primarily

Answer 7

Dead organic materials

Question 8

Bacteriophages are a type of bacteria. (T/F)

Answer 8

False

Question 9

Which of the following contain both RNA and DNA?

• Rickettsia
• Mycoplasma
• Chlamydia
• All of the above
• None of the above

Answer 9

All of the above

Question 10

The individual proteins that create a viruses protein coat are called

Answer 10

Capsomeres

Question 11

Which of the following is not considered to be a living organism?

• Bacteria
• Rickettsia
• Fungi
• Viruses

Answer 11

Viruses

Question 12

A protein that triggers the immune response is a:

Answer 12

Antigen

Question 13

What is true of rickettsia?

Answer 13

• They have both RNA and DNA
• They are transmitted by arthropod vectors
• They are obligate unicellular parasites

Question 14

Rod-shaped bacteria are called:

Answer 14

Bacillus

Question 15

A person with this disease has deformed blood cells:

Answer 15

Sickle cell anemia

Question 16

A failure of a person’s tolerance occurs when they have:

Answer 16

An autoimmune disease