Pathogens
What is a pathogen?
A disease-causing organism.
How many components are there in your blood?
4
Which is the broadest category of taxonomy?
Domain
What does biotic mean?
A living component of an ecosystem.
What is a threat to our ecosystem?
Pollution, global warming, AI, deforestation, etc.
What are the pathogens we studied in class?
Protist (protozoa), fungi, bacteria, viruses
Name all the different components of blood.
Plasma, RBCs, WBCs, platelets.
Which language is used for taxonomy?
Latin
What is a population?
A group of the same species living together.
Are most pathogens unicellular or mutlicellular?
Give an example of a viral disease.
Flu, cold, COVID, pink eye, polio, measles, chicken pox
What is the largest component of your blood by volume?
Plasma
Which are the 3 kingdoms we studied in class?
Animal, plant, and fungi
What is a consumer?
An organism that consumes another organism to gain energy.
What is the difference between prokaryotes and eukaryotes?
Prokaryotes do not have membrane bound organelles. Eukaryotes do.
What are three ways protists move?
Cilia, pseudopods, flagella
Where is blood created?
Bone marrow
What is a scientific name?
Genus species
Name 4 different biomes.
Rain forest, Tundra, Desert, Grasslands, Forest, Marine, Aquatic
What is a microplastic?
A microscopic piece of plastic that is a result of large plastic that has broken down but not decomposed.
Which types of pathogens are the most common (do we encounter the most) in the US?
Bacteria and viruses
What is the function of white blood cells?
To fight off pathogens
What are the 8 taxas?
Domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
What is the difference between a detritivore and a decomposer?
Detritivores eat dead organisms and decomposers break down dead organisms chemically.
When learning about Biology, you could learn a lot of interesting information. However, as the children of God it is our responsibility to consider what?
How our knowledge will be a benefit to other people.