Class 9 · ICSE · Biology

Health and Hygiene

Communicable and non-communicable diseases, vectors and personal hygiene.

Questions

7 questions in this chapter.

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Class 9 · Biology · Health and Hygiene
State four ways of preventing the spread of water-borne diseases.
3 marksMediumShort answer
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Class 9 · Biology · Health and Hygiene
Distinguish between communicable and non-communicable diseases, with one example of each.
2 marksEasyShort answer
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Class 9 · Biology · Health and Hygiene
What is immunity? Distinguish between active and passive immunity.
3 marksMediumShort answer
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Class 9 · Biology · Health and Hygiene
What is a vaccine, and how does vaccination protect against a disease?
3 marksMediumShort answer
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Class 9 · Biology · Health and Hygiene
Name the pathogen, the vector and one symptom of malaria.
3 marksMediumStructured
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Class 9 · Biology · Health and Hygiene
What are vectors? Name two vector-borne diseases with the vector in each case.
3 marksMediumShort answer
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Class 9 · Biology · Health and Hygiene
State two differences between a communicable and a non-communicable disease, giving one example of each.
2 marksEasyShort answer