Transcript Goal 4.04 Quiz 1

Which is the best way for people to get the vitamins
and minerals needed for their bodies to function?
A. through foods
B. through water
C. through respiration
D. through a multivitamin
Which term describes a person who is a carrier
of the sickle-cell anemia trait?
A. co-dominant
B. Heterozygous
C. homozygous dominant
D. homozygous recessive
Which disease is transmitted by a parasitic tick?
A. rabies
B. Malaria
C. Lyme disease
D. Alzheimer’s disease
Which environmental toxin found in tuna fish has
been linked to birth defects?
A. oil
B. Lead
C. Mercury
D. pesticides
Which statement is most accurate about an
individual with memory B-cells for chicken pox?
A. The individual is contagious.
B. The individual can get chicken pox again.
C. The individual is unlikely to ever get chicken
pox.
D. The individual is unlikely to get chicken pox a
second time.
Phenylketonuria, or PKU, is a genetic condition that
affects metabolism and can cause severe mental
retardation in children. Children affected with PKU
cannot digest foods containing the amino acid
phenylalanine, like milk and diet soda. Which
statement best identifies the cause of complications
related to PKU?
A. The body is unable to digest lipids.
B. The body is unable to digest carbohydrates.
C. The body is unable to produce a certain enzyme.
D. The body is unable to produce a certain
hormone.
Polio, measles, and chicken pox are all caused by
viruses. Breakouts of these diseases have
decreased significantly in recent years. How have
these viral diseases been brought under control?
A. by producing new antibiotics
B. by administering specific vaccines
C. by using recombinant DNA technology
D. by genetically engineering the viruses
The malarial Plasmodium is said to live a
“double life.” Which statement best describes
this?
A. Plasmodium is parasitic only during part of its
life.
B. Plasmodium requires two hosts to complete
its life cycle.
C. Plasmodium spends part of its life cycle in
water and part of its life in a host organism.
D. Plasmodium is parasitic to plants while
reproducing sexually and to animals while
reproducing asexually.
An individual is diagnosed with anemia. Which
body process would most likely be affected with
this diagnosis?
A. blood clotting
B. transmission of nerve impulses
C. maintenance of body temperature
D. transport of oxygen to the cells of the body
Which element is found in some paint and is
especially harmful, even in small amounts, to the
mental development of children ?
A. lead
B. Sulfur
C. Nitrogen
D. chromium