Lesson 4.3.1.8
4.3.1.8 Antibiotics and painkillers Quiz: AQA Biology, Unit 3
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The 20 questions
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Which medicine is named in the specification as an example of an antibiotic?
- Penicillin
- Digitalis
- Glucagon
- Insulin
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What type of pathogen do antibiotics kill inside the body?
- Viruses
- Protists
- Fungi
- Bacteria
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Why must specific bacterial infections be treated with specific antibiotics?
- Neutralise human toxins
- Relieve all pain
- Target specific bacteria
- Kill all viruses
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What major global concern is associated with the overuse of antibiotics?
- Antibody destruction
- Antibiotic resistance
- Painkiller addiction
- Viral replication
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Can antibiotics kill viral pathogens?
- Only penicillin
- No
- Only high doses
- Yes
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What is the main function of painkillers when treating a disease?
- Kill pathogens
- Produce antibodies
- Relieve symptoms
- Destroy viruses
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Why is it difficult to develop drugs that kill viruses?
- Antibodies block drugs
- Viruses are larger
- Bacteria protect viruses
- Damages body tissues
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What has the widespread use of antibiotics greatly reduced?
- Cancer cases
- Viral disease deaths
- Fungal infections
- Bacterial disease deaths
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Which of these infectious diseases can be treated using antibiotics?
- Measles
- HIV
- Rose black spot
- Salmonella
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What process allows resistant bacteria to survive antibiotic treatment and multiply?
- Active transport
- Phagocytosis
- Natural selection
- Viral mutation
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Why should antibiotics never be prescribed to treat a flu infection?
- Flu is viral
- Flu is bacterial
- Flu causes fever
- Flu is harmless
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A patient has a painful headache from a bacterial infection. Which medicine eases the headache but does not kill the bacteria?
- Insulin
- A vaccine
- A painkiller
- An antibiotic
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Why must doctors avoid overprescribing antibiotics for minor infections?
- Prevents resistant strains
- Destroys all antibodies
- Causes allergic reactions
- Prevents virus growth
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Why must a specific antibiotic be chosen to treat a bacterial infection?
- Antibiotic resistance
- Antibiotic specificity
- Immune tolerance
- Viral mutation
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What is the main effect of taking painkillers for a viral infection?
- Killing the virus
- Easing pain symptoms
- Destroying bacterial cells
- Preventing infection
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Why is it difficult to develop drugs that destroy viruses?
- Tissue damage risk
- High production costs
- Viruses lack DNA
- Bacterial resistance
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Where do viruses live and reproduce inside the human body?
- In digestive fluid
- On skin surfaces
- Inside body cells
- In blood plasma
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What is the primary function of the antibiotic penicillin?
- Evolving viral immunity
- Relieving pain symptoms
- Killing infective bacteria
- Neutralising plant toxins
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How do resistant bacterial strains become more common during antibiotic treatment?
- Absorbing human cells
- Surviving and reproducing
- Mutating into viruses
- Producing host antibodies
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Unlike antibiotics, what are painkillers unable to do?
- Lower body temperature
- Reduce symptoms
- Kill pathogens
- Ease pain
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