Cells
Vocab
Patient 23
Symbiosis
Wildcard
100
A cell is the _______ ______ of life
smallest unit
OR
basic unit
100
Which vocabulary word means “living thing too small to see without a microscope”?
Microorganism
100
What bacteria infected patient 23 during week 7?
C. Difficile
100
What kind of relationship do we have with the microorganisms that live in and on us?
Mutualistic
100
What college did Ms. Caen go to?
Cornell University
200
True or False: All living things are made up of at least one cell
True!
200
The human _____________ contains 100 trillion microorganisms!
microbiome
200
Why was Patient 23 prescribed antibiotics after week 3?
To kill the C. jejuni bacteria
200
When one organism benefits and the other is harmed, it is called a ______________ relationship
Parasitic
200
Where did “C. difficile” get its name?
Difficult to kill
300
Name the TWO organelles that plant cells have, that animal cells do NOT
Cell Wall, Chloroplast
300
What is an antibiotic?
Medicine that kills microorganisms/bacteria
300
What happened to Patient 23’s microbiome after he took antibiotics?
The antibiotics killed good and bad bacteria, leaving a lot of empty space
300
Name an example of a parasitic relationship
Many!
300
What is the “jelly” on Petri dishes called?
agar
400
Rank the following from smallest to largest:
Human skin cell
Oxygen atom
E. coli bacteria cell
Water molecule
Oxygen atom
Water molecule
E. coli bacteria cell
Human skin cell
400
What is the word that describes a circle of bacteria that has grown on a petri dish?
colony
400
Why will a fecal transplant cure a C. Diff infection?
It fills up the microbiome and leaves no food and space for C. Diff to survive
400
Why don't parasites usually kill their hosts?
They need to keep their host alive for food and resources
400
Who has been at Wagner the longest?
Mr. Hernandez
Ms. Caen
Ms. Chey
Ms. Orozco
500
What is a eukaryotic cell?
More complex cells that have many organelles, like plant and animal cells
500
What is the difference between a probiotic and a prebiotic?
Probiotics contain live microorganisms, prebiotics are just food for our microorganisms
500
Why can overusing antibiotics lead to antibiotic resistance?
Certain bacteria become immune to antibiotics and they reproduce to make more resistant bacteria
500
Come up with an example of a SYMBIOTIC relationship in your own life!
Many answers!
500
Which prefix would you use to measure the diameter of an atom?
nano