Human Body
Antibiotics and Scale
Fecal Transplants
Cells
100

How many microorganisms are in your body?

100 trillion

100

Which is bigger: molecules, atoms, or cells?

Cells

100

What did scientists invent to repopulate your gut with helpful bacteria?

Fecal transplants

100

What is the main function of the nucleus in the cell?

The nucleus is the cell's control center and holds the DNA. It controls the cell's activities.

200

How many bacteria are in your body?

39 trillion

200

Antibiotics only kills harmful bacteria: True of False?

False, it also kills helpful bacteria

200

Fecal transplants are bad because when doctors transplant germs into your body, you get more sick.

No. By transplanting helpful bacteria into your body, you are exterminating the infection of harmful bacteria

200

What are mitochondria?

Mitochondria are the powerhouses of the cell and gives it enrgy.

300

Where do most of the bacteria in your body live?

In the gut

300

After taking antibiotics, it is easy for harmful bacteria to infect your gut: True of False?

True, with the lack of bacteria, harmful bacteria now have a lot of food and space to live and reproduce.

300

Why do some doctors use fecal transplants instead of antibiotics?

Antibiotics kills both helpful and harmful bacteria while fecal transplants restore the number of helpful bacteria.

300

What is the function of the cytoplasm?

The cytoplasm is a jelly-like substance that holds the organelles in place.

400

What is the name of a harmful bacteria that helps your body if in small quantity?

E.coli

400

Are antibiotics good in large doses?

No

400

How long does it take for the patient to feel better after fecal transplants?

Many patients begin to feel better after a few days of the fecal transplant.

400

What are vacuoles?

Vacuoles are storage sacks that holds water and nutrients for the cell.

500

Which harmful bacteria kills thousands of people a year if infected in the gut?

C.difficile

500

What can you take to repopulate your gut microbiome with helpful bacteria?

Probiotics

500

Can fecal transplants change a person's gut microbiome permanently?

Sometimes fecal transplants can lead to permanent changes to the patient's gut microbiome.

500

What are organelles?

Organelles are tiny structures in the cell that do specific jobs for the cell.