Unit Test

Question 1

Cancer, diabetes, mental illnesses, and other diseases not spread from person to person via germs are called diseases.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

noncommunicable

Question 2

Which of the following are examples of direct contact that could lead to the spread of communicable diseases? Check all that apply.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

sneezing; coughing; kissing; engaging in sexual activity

Question 3

Besides through direct contact, how can communicable diseases spread from one person to another? Check all that apply.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

indirectly through animals and food; from a mother to her newborn; through contaminated objects that multiple people touch

Question 4

Which of these elements did you include in your question? Check all that apply.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

a question format of “What is the effect of X on Y?”; an independent variable – immunity; a dependent variable – disease spread; the rate of the spread of disease (not just the spread of disease)

Question 5

Did you hypothesize that the disease will spread more slowly?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

yes

Question 6

Did the “because” part of your hypothesis mention that immune people are less likely to contract or pass on the disease?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

yes

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