Quiz

#1. What is the most commonly found plastic disposed in nature? (which you are still likely to find 100 years from now)

Plastic cups / lids

Straws

Cigarette butts

#2. When was the use of micro plastic in cosmetics banned in the UK?

January 2018

January 2016

January 2017

#3. What is the age of consent to be a bone marrow donor?

16

18

21

#4. What is the main reason for randomising patients to their treatment allocation in a clinical trial?

Fairest way of deciding who gets which drug

To reduce bias

So that patients don’t know which drug they’re taking

#5. What type of glassware should be used for the final stage of making up accurate solutions?

Conical flask

Graduated beaker

Volumetric flask

#6. What is the dangly bit you can see in the middle, at the back, when you open your mouth wide?

Uvula

Tonsil

Soft palate

#7. How many streaks are on a sub culture plate?

4

3

5

#8. Which exposure will give you the highest dose of radiation?

A dental X-ray

Eating a banana

A flight across the atlantic

#9. How many plastic bottles are used in the UK each year?

13 thousand plastic bottles

13 million plastic bottles

13 billion plastic bottles

#10. How many chromosomes does a human have?

44

46

42

#11. When should reverse pipettting be used?

For viscous liquids

For water

For solids

#12. What does BiPAP stand for?

Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure

Bilevel Pressure And Pulse

Bilevel Pressurised Airway Pump

#13. Which of the following may be diagnosed with a cardiorespiratory sleep study?

Narcolepsy

Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA)

ADHD

#14. Which language does the word ‘anaesthesia’ stem from?

Hebrew

Sanskrit

Greek

#15. Are bacteria good for you?

Yes

Maybe

No

#16. In which organ in the body will you find Bowman’s Capsule?

The Kidney

The eye

The knee Joint

#17. What type of pathogen is Ebola?

Fungi

Virus

Bacteria

#18. Which of these are not a bacterial or viral pathogen?

Influenza

Campylobacter

Candida albicans

#19. Why are bacteria becoming resistant to antibiotics?

Antibiotics are not taken in a correct way or for an appropriate reason

Bacteria are in a challenge: they need to show that one is stronger than the other one in defeating antibiotics

Pharmacologists create antibiotics with a wrong method

#20. What type of plastic are carrier bags are made of?

HDPE (high-density polythene)

LDPE (low-density polythene)

Both

#21. What is the main purpose of a phase 3 clinical trial?

To test the safety and efficacy of the drug in a small number of patients

To assess the efficacy of the drug in a wide patient population

To test the safety of the drug in healthy volunteers

#22. Can an aerosol be recycled?

Yes even if it is full

Yes, as long as it is empty

No

#23. Which is the most likely reason a bacterium becomes resistant to antibiotics?

Bacteria swallow drug resistant viruses

A new mutation in the bacterial genome occurs

Bacteria share resistant genes through horizontal gene transfer

#24. Which one of these techniques uses ionising radiation?

Ultrasound

LASER surgery

Chest X-ray

#25. Which is a contributing factor for antibiotic resistance?

Using antibiotics in farming

Taking a full course of antibiotcs as prescribed

Taking antibiotics when you have a dangerous bacterial infection

#26. Which of these are NOT a chemical barrier to infection?

Lysozymes

Skin

Stomach acid

#27. In what year were X-rays first discovered?

1801

1857

1895

#28. Which animal carries the Ebola virus?

Cow

Cat

Bat

#29. Why is it important to be concerned about antibiotic resistance?

A person affected by a resistant bacterium is difficult (or even impossible) to treat

It is a topic that will come up in exams

A person can take vaccines to prevent the infection of bacteria which are resistant to antibiotics

#30. Which organism came first?

Chicken

Mushroom

Bacterium

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