Uses of microbes
Fungi (yeast)
Are bacteria always bad
No
What are cells that a virus infects called?
Host cells
What is the only microbe that can be seen without a microscope
What is another name for a germ
Pathogen
What microbe is used in the process of making yoghurt
Bacteria
In optimal conditions bacteria can reproduce every....
20 minutes
Are viruses living
No
What are the reproductive cells of a fungi
Spores
Antibiotics specifically work against what type of microbe?
Bacteria
Why is sugar added when making bread
To give the yeast something to feed on
What is bacteria reproduction called
Binary fission
Viruses have a very simple structure. What are the two main components of a virus?
Genetic material, protein coat
Name a fungi that exist as a single celled organism.
Yeast
Name two methods disease can be transmitted between two people.
Direct contact, indirect contact, droplet transmission, common vehicle transmission, vector transmission.
The production of yoghurt uses bacteria. The process is called...?
Fermentation
Certain bacteria are able to exist anaerobically. What does the term 'anaerobic' mean?
The lack of oxygen
Adenovirus is a type of virus that specifically infects what organism?
Humans
Fungi feed by extracellular digestion. From which part is the digestive enzymes excreted from?
Hyphae
Name three different portals of entry for diseases into a human body.
Skin, mouth, nose, urogenital.
Which virus was used in the creation of the smallpox vaccine?
Cowpox
Name two products produced in the anaerobic respiration of bacteria.
Energy, carbon dioxide, lactic acid.
Name the five phases of a viral reproductive cycle.
Attachment, penetration, synthesis, maturation, release
What is another name for the entire network of a fungus?
Mycelium
Who invented antibiotics?
Alexander Fleming