Question

directions: match each term in column a with its meaning in column b. write the correct letter on the line.
column a

1. immune system
2. sanitation
3. drug
4. plague
5. vaccine
6. food guide pyramid
7. infectious disease
8. virus
9. habit
10. calorie

column b
a the bodys most important defense against infectious disease
b something done automatically, or as a matter of course
c a guide for choosing the right foods and servings of food
d material that causes the body to make antibodies against a disease
e a unit of measure of the energy contained in food
f a substance that acts on the body and changes its functioning
g a quickly - spreading, deadly infectious disease
h the practice of keeping things clean to prevent infectious disease
i an illness passed from person to person
j a pathogen that is not living but takes over the functions of cells
directions: unscramble the word or words in parentheses to complete each sentence below.

1. __________ such as viruses and bacteria, cause diseases although they are tiny. (staghopen)
2. the two white blood cells that help protect the body are ________ and ________ (chapygostei chopymeisy)
3. antibodies against a disease remain in your body and give it __________ to that disease. (immunity)
4. eating enough of the right kinds of foods results in good __________ (nutrition)
5. __________ leads to dangerous and harmful side effects for the body. (drug abuse)

Explanation:

1. The immune system is the body's most important defense against infectious disease, so 1 - A.
2. Sanitation is the practice of keeping things clean to prevent infectious disease, but it's not in Column A here. Irritation is not among the given options in a correct match - up context.
3. A drug is a substance that acts on the body and changes its functioning, so 3 - F.
4. A plague is a quickly - spreading, deadly infectious disease, so 4 - G.
5. A vaccine is material that causes the body to make antibodies against a disease, so 5 - D.
6. The Food Guide Pyramid is a guide for choosing the right foods and servings of food, so 6 - C.
7. An infectious disease is an illness passed from person to person, so 7 - I.
8. A virus is a pathogen that is not living but takes over the functions of cells, so 8 - J.
9. A habit is something done automatically, or as a matter of course, so 9 - B.
10. A calorie is a unit of measure of the energy contained in food, so 10 - E.

For the unscrambling part:

1. Pathogens such as viruses and bacteria cause diseases although they are tiny. (The unscrambled word from "staghopen" is "pathogens").
2. The two white blood cells that help protect the body are lymphocytes and macrophages. (The unscrambled words from "chapygotei chopymeisy" are "lymphocytes" and "macrophages").
3. Antibodies against a disease remain in your body and give it immunity to that disease. (The unscrambled word from "imintuny" is "immunity").
4. Eating enough of the right kinds of foods results in good nutrition. (The unscrambled word from "nutriciton" is "nutrition").
5. Drug abuse leads to dangerous and harmful side - effects for the body. (The unscrambled words from "gird beasu" is "drug abuse").

Answer:

1. A. the body's most important defense against infectious disease
2. F. a substance that acts on the body and changes its functioning
3. G. a quickly - spreading, deadly infectious disease
4. D. material that causes the body to make antibodies against a disease
5. C. a guide for choosing the right foods and servings of food
6. I. an illness passed from person to person
7. J. a pathogen that is not living but takes over the functions of cells
8. B. something done automatically, or as a matter of course
9. E. a unit of measure of the energy contained in food
10. Pathogens
11. lymphocytes, macrophages
12. immunity
13. nutrition
14. drug abuse