Cells
This part of a cell is like a fence that keeps some things out of the cell, and allows some things inside the cell.
What is the cell membrane?
Strep throat is caused by a bacteria called "streptoccocus." This symptom can indicate that you have strep throat.
What is a sore throat?
This virus caused a world-wide lockdown in the year 2020.
Many people choose to get these two vaccines every year, in the autumn.
What are COVID and flu vaccines?
If you ride in the front seat of a car and put your feet up on the dashboard, and are in an accident, this might happen to you.
Both legs broken, bones getting into your chest cavity.
This part of the cell contains all of the DNA.
What is the nucleus?
True or false: bacteria are smaller than viruses.
False
Many people get this viral infection every year, and there is a vaccine available now to prevent it.
What is the flu, or influenza, virus?
Most vaccines need to be delivered this way, because if they were given as a pill or a liquid medicine, your stomach acid would destroy the vaccine.
What are injections/ shots?
The experiment that we did with water bottles and a tube tested this.
These cell parts make energy for the cell.
What are the mitochondria?
A growing group of bacteria can be called this.
What is a colony?
True or false: antibiotics can make a viral infection go away.
When babies are born in the United States, they typically have 5, 16, or 20 vaccines in the first year of life. Which number is correct?
Usually 16. These include: hepatitis B (two doses), rotavirus (three doses), DTaP (three doses), Hib (three or more doses), PCV (three or more doses), IPV (three doses), influenza/ flu, MMR, varicella
This annoying phrase has taken over, and refers to two digits.
We get 23 chromosomes from our mother, and 23 chromosomes from our father. How many chromosomes do we all have in total?
46
This type of medicine kills bacteria.
What are antibiotics?
True or false: viruses can make copies of themselves, all on their own.
False: viruses need a host to make copies of themselves.
This medication works by teaching your immune system how to recognize and kill a virus cell.
What is a vaccine?
Someone who has a sore throat, runny nose, and low fever may have this virus.
What is the flu?
These cells make your heart beat.
What are muscle cells?
The best way to stop harmful bacteria from spreading disease is to do this.
What is washing your hands?
True or false: viruses are alive.
False. Viruses cannot reproduce on their own (make copies of themselves without a host.)
True or false: scientists and medical researchers are working on developing vaccines against certain types of cancer.
True!
Someone who has a fever, a headache, and who has lost their sense of taste and/or smell may have this virus
What is COVID?