Quiz about COVID and Vaccines

Question 1

COVID is

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Nonliving

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Living

Question 2

What is the correct order of these pictures of virus reproduction?

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B, D, E, A, C

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C, A, E, D, B

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B, D, A, C, E

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D, E, B, A, C

Question 3

What is the most common way COVID is transmitted?

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Air

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Food

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Water

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Insect

Question 4

Which of the following medical treatments works against COVID?

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Vaccine

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Antibiotics

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Antifungal

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Steroids

Question 5

Which letter represents the antigens of COVID?

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B

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A

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C

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D

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E

Question 6

What characteristic of life is true about viruses?

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Has genetic material

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Made of cells

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Reproduce on its own

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Maintains internal conditions (homeostasis)

Question 7

What kind of pathogen causes COVID?

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Virus

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Parasite

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Bacteria

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Fungi

Question 8

Which statement regarding viruses is true?

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a virus can only reproduce inside of a living cell

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viruses do not contain DNA

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viruses are unicellular

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viruses are generally larger than cells

Question 9

When a virus invades a living cell, its _______
takes over the cell's functions.

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genetic material

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outer coat

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core

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cytoplasm

Question 10

Which of the following correctly describes viruses?

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non-living because they cannot reproduce on their own

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non-living because they grow and develop

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living because they can use energy

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living because they can maintain homeostasis

Question 11

Which of the following is something bacteria and viruses have in common?

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they can both cause disease

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they are both living

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they are both cells

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they are both non-living

Question 12

The two types of traditional vaccines are made from:

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the entire virus, either weakened or killed

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only a part of the virus

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the entire virus, 100% full strength

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the genome (genetic material) of the virus

Question 13

The new RNA vaccine for Covid-19 is made from:

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only a small part of the genome (RNA genetic material) of the virus

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the entire virus

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the entire genome (RNA genetic material) of the virus

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only a small part of the virus

Question 14

What does "attenuated" mean?

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weakened

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dead

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inactivated

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partial

Question 15

Which type of RNA takes the instructions from the nucleus to the cytoplasm?

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mRNA

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tRNA

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rRNA

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RNA polymerase

Question 16

Which of the following statements is true?

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RNA is single-stranded

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DNA is single-stranded

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DNA contains U

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RNA contains deoxyribose

Question 17

The nucleus contains DNA. Which statement BEST describes how DNA controls the working of the cell?

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It codes for proteins.

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It inhibits division of cells.

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It helps in energy transformation.

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It regulates traffic in and out of the cell.

Question 18

Which of the following is the scientific question this graph is answering?

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Is there a relationship between global temperature and carbon dioxide levels?

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Yes, there is a relationship between global temperature and carbon dioxide levels.

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Carbon dioxide traps heat (greenhouse effect).

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As temperature increases, carbon dioxide levels increase.

Question 19

Which of the following could be a claim for this graph?

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There is a relationship between global temperature and carbon dioxide levels.

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Carbon dioxide traps heat (greenhouse effect).

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As temperature increases, carbon dioxide levels increase.

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Is there a relationship between global temperature and carbon dioxide levels?

Question 20

Which of the following could be evidence from this graph?

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As temperature increases, carbon dioxide levels increase.

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Yes, there is a relationship between global temperature and carbon dioxide levels.

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Carbon dioxide traps heat (greenhouse effect).

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Is there a relationship between global temperature and carbon dioxide levels?

Question 21

Which of the following could be reasoning from this graph?

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Carbon dioxide traps heat (greenhouse effect).

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Yes, there is a relationship between global temperature and carbon dioxide levels.

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As temperature increases, carbon dioxide levels increase.

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Is there a relationship between global temperature and carbon dioxide levels?

Question 22

Dr. Tanaka discovered a new virus. The virus has a single strand of a nucleic acid, but she does not know if it is DNA or RNA. After running tests, she concludes that it is DNA. Which of the following would lead her to that conclusion?

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It contains T

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It contains U

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It contains A

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It contains C

Question 23

A mutation is any change in the _________ of a gene or chromosome.

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DNA

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mRNA

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rRNA

Question 24

What is the term for a feature that allows an organism to survive better in its environemtn?

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adaptation

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variation

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homologous structure

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vestigial structure

Question 25

A large population of cockroaches was sprayed with an insecticide. A few of the cockroaches survived and produced a population of cockroaches that was resistant to this spray. What can best be inferred from this example?

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D. Individuals with favorable variations survive and reproduce.

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A. A species will adapt not matter what the environment.

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B. The environment has no effect on the survival of an organism.

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C. Insecticides cause mutations that are passed on to the next generation.

Question 26

The middle of this picture shows a virus. Which outside picture represents a subunit vaccine?

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C

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A

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B

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D

Question 27

The middle of this picture shows a virus. Which outside picture represents an inactivated vaccine?

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A

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B

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C

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D

Question 28

The middle of this picture shows a virus. Which outside picture represents an mRNA vaccine?

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D

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A

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B

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C

Question 29

What do viruses have in common with living cells? They both...

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store genetic information

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have chloroplasts

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use glucose for cellular respiration

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have endoplasmic reticulum

Question 30

Viruses are considered nonliving because they need a host to reproduce.

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True

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False

Question 31

Proteins called _______ can attach to the antigen and make it useless.

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antibodies

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antigen

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B cells

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T cells

Question 32

Special proteins produced by the body to attack foreign invaders.

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antibodies

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antigen

Question 33

A pathogen is a disease-causing agent.

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true

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false

Question 34

Vaccines contain weakened or dead parts of antigens.

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True

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False

Question 35

What is the body's first line of defence against infection?

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Physical barriers

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White blood cells

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Blood plasma

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Red blood cells

Question 36

First line defenses include

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all of the above

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skin

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hair

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mucus

Question 37

The blood cells that fight pathogens.

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White blood cells

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Red blood cells

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Plasma

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Hemoglobin

Question 38

Which best describes the relationship between antibodies and antigens?

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Antibodies are specific to one antigen

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Antigens are produced in response to antibodies

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One antibody can affect several different antigens

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Immunity develops when an antigen destroys an antibody.

Question 39

Viruses attack host cells injecting their genetic material in order to use host cell machinery to make viral copies

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True

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False

Question 40

The body's second line of defense is

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Inflammation

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B and T cells

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Skin and mucus membranes

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Antibodies

Question 41

Choose the correct order of lytic cycle steps

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attachment, injection, synthesis, assembly, lysis

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attachment, injection, assembly, synthesis, lysis

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attachment, injection, assembly, lysis, synthesis

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attachment, lysis, assembly, synthesis, injection

Question 42

Viruses are cells.

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False

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True

Question 43

Which of the following occurs after a virus attaches to a host cell in the viral reproduction process?

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The virus inserts its genetic information into the host cell

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The host cell dies

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The virus dies

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copies of the virus are immediately released from the host

Question 44

The breaking open of a cell occurs in which phase?

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5

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1

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2

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4

Question 45

What type of area does a pandemic affect?

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large population

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small population

Question 46

This term refers to an increase, often sudden, in the number of cases of disease in a very limited geographic area.

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Epidemic

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Outbreak

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Pandemic

Question 47

An epidemic that becomes unusually widespread and even global in its reach is referred to as a ___________.

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pandemic

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outbreak

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endemic

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hyperendemic

Question 48

When a disease has multiple outbreaks throughout the world

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pandemic

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epidemic

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endemic

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outbreak

Question 49

When a new disease has become "normal" throughout the world

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endemic

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pandemic

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epidemic

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outbreak

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