A Level Biology - Communicable Diseases - Statistics

Jump to: Answer Stats | Score Distribution | Your Scores

General Stats

This quiz has been taken 296 times
The average score is 10 of 36

Answer Stats

Definition	Keyword	% Correct
A microorganism that causes disease	Pathogen	76%
An organism that carries a pathogen from one host to another	Vector	68%
Swelling and redness of tissue caused by infection	Inflammation	57%
A rapid spread of disease through a high proportion of the population	Epidemic	48%
A large polysaccharide deposit that blocks old phloem sieve tubes	Callose	43%
Passing a pathogen from host to new host, with no immediary	Direct transmission	43%
Passing a pathogen from an infected individual to an uninfected individual	Transmission	40%
Specific proteins released by plasma cells that can attach to pathogenic antigens	Antibodies	38%
Selection of a specific B or T cell that is specific to the antigen	Clonal selection	35%
A type of white blood cell that engulfs foreign matter and traps it in a large vacuole (phagosome), which fuses with lysosomes to digest the foreign matter	Neutrophil	35%
Immunity achieved when antibodies are passed to the individual through breast feeding or injection	Passive	35%
Passing a pathogen from host to new host, via a vector	Indirect transmission	34%
Derived from the B lymphocytes, these are cells that manufacture antibodies	Plasma cells	34%
Antibodies that render toxins harmless	Anti-toxins	31%
A cell that isolates the antigen from a pathogen and places it on the plasma membrane so that it can be recognised by other cells in the immune system	Antigen-presenting cell	30%
Immunity that is achieved through normal life processes	Natural	30%
Immunity that is achieved as a result of medical intervention	Artificial immunity	28%
Cells that remain in the blood for a long time, providing long-term immunity	B memory cells	28%
An increase in the number of cells by mitoic cell division	Clonal expansion	24%
Cells that attack and destroy our own body cells that are infected by a pathogen	T killer cells	24%
A way of stimulating an immune response so that immunity is achieved	Vaccination	24%
Hormone-like molecules used in cell signalling to stimulate the immune response	Cytokines	23%
Cells that remain in the blood for a long time, providing long-term immunity	T memory cells	23%
Proteins that bind to the antigen on a pathogen and then allow phagocytes to bind	Opsonins	22%
Antibodies that cause pathogens to stick together	Agglutinins	21%
Cells that release signalling molecules to stimulate the immune response	T helper cells	18%
A chemical which prevents the growth of microorganisms	Antibiotic	16%
Those that prevent pathogens entering the body	Primary defences	16%
A more rapid and vigorous response caused by a second or subsequent infection by the same pathogen	Secondary immune response	15%
Where the immune system is activated and manufactures its own antibodies	Active immunity	14%
The intial response caused by a first infection	Primary immune response	14%
Specialised epithelial tissue that is covered by mucas	Mucus membrane	12%
Vaccinating all the people i the immediate vicinity of the new case	Ring vaccination	12%
Cells that are involved with inhibiting or ending the immune response	T regulator cells	11%
Using a vaccine to provide immunity to all or almost all of the population at risk	Herd vaccination	10%
Signalling molecules that are used to communicate between different white blood cells	Interleukins	10%

Score Distribution

Percent of People with Each Score

Percentile by Number Answered

Your Score History

You have not taken this quiz

Countries of the World Quiz

US States Quiz

Name the Harry Potter Books

Best-Selling Video Game Consoles

EU Countries Quiz

Countries with Nuclear Weapons

Richest Countries by Per-Capita GDP

Disney Princesses

Spanish Food Words

Name Every Beatles Song

World's Busiest Airports

Signs of the Zodiac Quiz