Vocabulary
Living things such as plants, animals, and bacteria
Organism
the tiny structures that make up all living things and are the smallest units able to perform life functions
cells
What is a fecal transplant
accept any answer that properly explains the process
What are all living things made of?
Cells
tiny organisms that are made of a single cell, can be good or bad
bacteria
information about the natural world that is used to support or go against (refute) a claim
What is one reason a fecal transplant is done
accept any reasonable answer that explains why someone may have a fecal transplant
Is a molecule bigger or smaller than a cell?
smaller
medicines that kill microorganisms, especially bacteria
antibiotics
a proposed answer to a question about the natural world
claim
What was the issue with the Senator?
He wanted to cut funding for fecal transplant research
About how many microorganisms are in/on the human body?
about 100 trillion
the process of making clear how your evidence supports your claim
reasoning
too small to be seen with the naked eye
microscopic
Why did patient 23 get a fecal transplant?
He received antibiotics which wiped out the good and bad bacteria. He then received a new bacteria and was sick again.
-Digests our food
-Protects from harmful bacteria
-etc.
the relative size of things
scale
all of the microorganisms that live in a particular environment, such as the human body
microbiome
What are the three things a fecal transplant does to help fight off bad bacteria?
2. Helps your body create immune cells to kill invading bacteria
3. Helps your body create mucus in the gut to protect from other harmful bacteria.
Explain the mice experiment with the salmonella.
-first 20 had all their healthy bacteria
-second group had less healthy bacteria
-second group, all got really sick
-first group only 3 got really sick