Name a specific defense in our body (as opposed to a structural or nonspecific defense).
What is antibodies?
100
The shape of Staphylococcus aureus.
What is spherical?
100
A whiplike thread of protein molecules used for movement.
What is flagella?
100
A disease that was carried by an immune carrier, Mary Mallon, in the early 1900s.
What is typhoid?
200
The ability of a virus to affect cells.
What is virulence?
200
An enzyme in tears that attacks the cell walls of many bacteria.
What is lysozyme?
200
First, the shape of Bacillus cereus and second, the shape of Rhodospirillum rubrum
What is rod and spiral?
200
When conditions become unfavorable for life, some bacteria form
What is endospores?
200
An abnormal growth of cells that is slow and localized.
What is benign tumor?
300
An insect or other arthropod that carries a pathogen.
What is a vector?
300
Proteins produced by cells that have been attacked by a virus. The proteins released by the cell help the surrounding cells to better resist viral attack.
What are interferons?
300
Name three uses of bacteria. At least one must be a non-food item.
What is yogurt, cheese, sauerkraut, buttermilk, alcohol, vinegar, antibiotics, vitamins, amino acids?
300
A natural method of genetic transfer in bacteria.
What is conjugation or transformation?
300
A disease that is characterized by rapid, uncontrolled cell division and growth.
What is cancer?
400
The study of aging.
What is gerontology?
400
Cells that isolate pathogens and then engulf and digest them with enzymes.
What are phagocytes?
400
Bacteria that feeds on dead organic material
What is saprophytic bacteria?
400
The main form of reproduction for most bacteria.
What is binary fission?
400
A disease that causes numbness and muscular deterioration. It was once thought uncurable, but is now treatable.
What is leprosy?
500
The time between being exposed to a disease and the appearance of the first symptoms.
What is incubation period?
500
A protein substance that defends cells against a specific pathogen or toxin.
What is antibody?
500
An example of microscopic cellular organisms that can live only inside a living cell are...
What is Rickettsiae, Spirochetes, or Mycoplasms
500
A slimy layer of complex carbohydrates that some bacteria have.