Bacteria
Where can bacteria be found?
Everywhere
What do humans use to stop a bacterial infection?
Antibiotics
What do humans use to fight against viruses?
Vaccines
Name 2 body systems that are part of the first line of defense.
Respiratory
Digestive
What are the four things the immune system protects us from?
Pathogens
Allergens
Toxins
Malignant cells
Round
Why is it important to continue taking a medicine that affects bacteria, even if you start to feel better?
The bacteria can gain resistance to the medicine
Which virus was studied so we had an understanding that viruses are smaller than bacteria and that they crystalize?
Tobacco Mosiac Virus
bacteria
virus
fungus
protists
parasitic worms
What type of Immunity is it when someone donates their T-cells to help others build their immune system or fight a pathogen?
Passive immunity
or
Monoclonal immunity
What shape of bacteria has "bacillus" in its name?
Rod shaped
What is the name of the process that bacteria use to reproduce?
Binary Fission
What part of the virus determines its shape?
The Capsid
What is the job of macrophages?
Engulf and destroy pathogens
Which type of viral infection is carried by rats, mice and bats?
Arenavirus
Which bacterial domain has gram positive and gram negative bacteria?
Eubacteria or Bacteria
Which type of bacteria needs a specific type of antibiotic to fight it?
Gram negative bacteria
Which viral cycle kills the host cell DNA immediately and then uses the host cell parts to make copies of the virus?
The Lytic Cycle
What is the purpose of a fever?
Increase in body temperature that kills bacteria
What type of immunity is it when a person gets a vaccine?
(Do or don't get vaccinated, its not my business!)
Active immunity
Which bacterial Domain has methanogens, thermoacidophiles, halophiles and chemosynthesizers in it?
Explain the process of conjugation.
Bacteria connecting with each other and swapping DNA
Which type of viral reproduction replicates its DNA with the host cell then lays dormant in the host cell before taking over the cell completely?
The Lysogenic cycle.
What is the job of helper T cells and Bcells?
Produce antibodies
Which scientist used carbolic acid to clean his hands, surgical tools and bandages in the 1860's?
Joseph Lister