381 DPS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

Subject: Biology Grade 9

Grade: 9ICSE Prepared by: Meenakshy

1.Match the diseases in Column I with their categories in Column II

Column I Column II

Plague Sporadic

Malaria Pandemic

Goitre Epidemic

AlDS Endemic

2.Classify the following diseases into communicable and non-communicable diseases:

cholera, beri-beri, colour blindness, diabetes, malaria, plague, heart-attack

3.A disease widely spread worldwide is known as

a. Endemic
b. Epidemic
c. Pandemic
d. Sporadic

4. Use of disposable syringes for injecting medicines, etc. is specially advised to prevent

a. Poliomyelitis
b. Mumps
c. Rabies
d. AIDS

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5.The vector that transmits the malarial pathogen is:

a. Culex mosquito
b. Housefly
c. Anopheles mosquito
d. Entamoeba

6.Amoebiasis is caused by the protozoan:

a. Amoeba proteus
b. Euglena
c. Plasmodium
d. Entamoeba

7.BCG vaccine provides immunity against:

a. Tetanus
b. Cholera
c. AIDS
d. Tuberculosis

8.The expanded form of AIDS is:

a. Active Immunity Deficiency Syndrome

9.Which of the following is not a nutritional deficiency disease?

a. Night Blindness
b. Beri-Beri
c. Thalassemia
d. Kwashiorkor

10. Amoebiasis is caused by a :

a. Bacteria
b. Protozoan
c. Virus
d. Metazoan

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11. Which of following transmits the pathogens of sleeping sickness?

a. Housefly
b. Butterfly
c. Dragonfly
d. Tsetsefly

12. In hepatitis, the virus causes an inflammation of

a. Lung
b. Kidney
c. Liver
d. Stomach

Very Short Answer Type

1. Correct the following statements by changing the first/last word only.

(a) Sporadic diseases are widely distributed worldwide.

(b) Yellow fever is an epidemic disease.

(c) Chicken pox is caused by a bacterium.

(d) Haemophilia is a kind of an allergy.

(e) Ascariasis is caused by a tapeworm.

2. Write the full forms of the following abbreviations:

(a) HIV

(b) AIDS

(c) BCG

(d) COVID-19

(e) RNA

3. Mention whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).

(a) Filariasis is transmitted by the housefly.

(b) Malaria is caused by a protozoan.

(c) BCG vaccine is used for chicken pox.

(d) Louis Pasteur discovered a cure for malaria.

(e) AIDS is caused by a bacterium.

(g) AIDS is not transmitted by contact with a patient's clothes.

(h) Chicken pox and hepatitis are bacterial diseases.

(i) Goitre is endemic in sub-Himalayan regions of India.

(j) AIDS is caused by a fungus.

(k) Hay fever and asthma are allergies.

(l) Smallpox still occurs in India.

(m) The disease filariasis is caused by the bite of female anopheles mosquito.

4. Name the following:

(a) The vaccine for preventing tuberculosis ............... .

(b) An organ usually affected by tuberculosis............... .

(c) A disease that weakens body’s defense system against infections ............... .

(d) The microorganism that requires a host to reproduce ............... .

(e) The popular name of the disease filariasis ............... .

5. Name:

(a) Four categories of diseases on the basis of their occurrence.

(b) Two categories of diseases based on their communicability.

(c) Two degenerative/ageing diseases.

(d) Three diseases caused by protozoans.

(e) Three diseases caused by helminths.

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6. Match the terms given in Column A with those of column B:

Column A Column B

Allergy Thalassemia

Metabolic disease Cataract

Genetic disease Leukemia

Degenerative disease Hay fever

Cancer Diabetes mellitus

7. The first pair indicates the kind of relationship that exists between the first two terms.
Rewrite and complete the second pair on a similar basis:

(a) April 7 : World health day :: December 1 : ...............

(b) Malaria: Plasmodium :: Filariasis : ...............

(c) Hepatitis: Liver :: Tuberculosis : ...............

(d) Mumps: Viral disease :: Typhoid : ...............

(e) Covid- 19: Pandemic :: Yellow fever : ...............

8. Choose the odd one out and write the category for the remaining terms:

(a) Cholera, Typhoid, Malaria, Tuberculosis

(b) Hepatitis, Ascariasis, Chicken pox, Poliomyelitis

(c) Elephantiasis, Ascariasis, Taeniasis, Hepatitis

(d) Depression, Beri-beri, Scurvy, Night-blindness

(e) Malaria, Amoebiasis, Sleeping sickness, Cataract

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Short Answer Type

1. Define:

(a) Infection

(b) Pathogen

(c) Incubation

(d) Disease

(e) Vaccine

2. Write the scientific names of the causative organisms for the following, diseases :

(a) Cholera

(b) Typhoid

(c) Tuberculosis

(d) Taeniasis

(e) Filariasis

3. Name the causative germ of AIDS. How is this disease transmitted ?

Long Answer Type

1. Write very briefly about the following:

(a) BCG

(b) Incubation period

(c) Chicken pox

(d) Hepatitis A

2. What are the causes and symptoms of malaria, chicken pox and tuberculosis? How can
these diseases be prevented?

3. What are the different ways in which infectious diseases can spread?

4. Name any four non-infectious diseases and their causes.

5. Distinguish between:

(a) Pandemic and Sporadic diseases

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(b) Communicable and non-communicable diseases

(c) Allergens and carcinogens

(d) Endemic and Epidemic diseases

(e) Pathogen and Vector

6. Write five important preventive measures advised by WHO to minimise the chances of
getting COVID-19.

Structured / Application / Skill Type

1.The diagram given below represents a kind of microorganism. Study the same and answer
the following questions:

(a) Identify the microorganism.

(b) To which category of microorganisms does it belong ?

(c) Label the guidelines 1, 2 and 3.

(d) Does it cause any disease? If yes, name the disease.

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(e) Mention two ways by which it can be transmitted from one person to another.

2. The figure shown below represents an animal. Answer the following questions.

(a) Identify and name the animal.

(b) Write the phylum to which it belongs.

(c) Name the disease caused by this animal.

(d) Write its scientific name.

(e) Mention two common hosts (animals) for this parasite.

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