Types
Germ theory
Body defences
Helpful microbes
Diseases
100
What is a microbe
A microscopic living organism
100
What is the germ theory of disease
That microbes carry disease
100
Can the body catch disease
Yes
100
How many types of helpful microbes are there
3
100
Do all microbes carry disease
No
200
How many types are there
4
200
What is spontaneous generation
The idea that living matter could be produced from non living matter
200
What are the 3 defences of the body
1st line - skin, mucous membrane, tears and stomach acids 2nd line - white blood cells 3rd line - antibodies
200
What are the 3 types of microbes
Decomposers Microbes in the gut Microbes that make food
200
What diseases can fungi cause
Athletes foot and ringworm
300
What are the 4 types of microbes
Bacteria, viruses, fungi, Protozoa
300
Who started the germ theory of disease
Louis Pasteur
300
What does the 1st line of defence do
Is a protective barrier for the body which stops microbes from entering
300
What do decomposers do
Break down dead organisms and keep the world cleaner
300
What diseases can Protozoa cause
Malaria and sleeping sickness
400
How many different shapes of microbes are there
3
400
Who finalised the germ theory of disease
Robert Koch
400
What does the 2nd line of defence do
White blood cells find and digest microbes
400
What do microbes in the gut do for humans
Microbes in the gut give humans vitamins that they need
400
What diseases can bacteria cause
Tuberculosis and whooping cough
500
What are the 3 different shapes of microbes
Spiral (spirilla), rod (bacilli) and circular (cocci)
500
What did Louis Pasteur's experiment prove
That microbes float in the air
500
What does the 3rd line of defence do
The antibodies either find microbes for white blood cells or kill microbes themselves
500
What is the process of which yeast turns into alcohol
Fermation
500
What diseases can viruses cause
Chickenpox and influenza
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