This is the type of immunity you have when your body produces antibodies against a pathogen.
What is active immunity?
100
List the two ways that bacteria can reproduce.
Asexually - making copies of themselves
Congjugation- Sharing genetic information with other bacteria
100
These type of infections are usually skin infections.
What are fungal infections?
100
Chickenpox
What is a virus?
100
How is biotechnology used to solve crimes?
What is DNA fingerprinting?
200
The spreading of a disease over a large area, several states, countries or the world.
What is a pandemic?
200
A small round thick walled resting cell that allows bacteria to survive extreme temperatures.
What is an endospore?
200
Many parasitic diseases are spread by other organisms called this.
What is a vector?
200
Step Throat
What is bacteria?
200
What is a GMO?
A genetically modified organism.
300
This is the number one way to prevent the spread of any infectious disease.
What is hand washing?
300
How do you prevent antibiotic resistance in bacteria?
Taking the full course of your antibiotics.
300
What is the best way (other than hand washing) to prevent getting a fungal infection?
What is avoiding contact with an infected person, animal or object?
300
Ringworm
What is a fungal infection?
300
How is biotechnology used in the medical field?
To make drugs, insulin and medicine for patients.
400
This works by injecting a person with a weakened form of a virus so that the person's body will know how to fight it when it encounters a live version of the virus.
What is a vaccine?
400
This is the outside of a virus.
What is the protein coat?
400
How are intestinal parasites typically spread?
By contaminated food or water.
400
Malaria
What is a parasite?
400
List two benefits of agricultural biotechnology.
Yielding more crops.
Lowering food costs.
Creating plants that do not require pesticides.
Creating plants that are resistant to herbicides.
500
Breastfeeding provides this type of immunity.
What is passive immunity?
500
These drugs are only effective against bacteria.
What are antibiotics?
500
List two ways to prevent getting athlete's foot.
Keeping the area dry.
Wearing shower shoes in public showers.
500
Zika
What is a virus?
500
List two concerns about agricultural biotechnology.
Crossover of genetically modified plants into the wild.
Food allergies to gmos.
Effect on nature - especially pollinators.
Creating plants that are impossible to kill.