2.1 overview of microorganisms

Question 1

a microorganism that causes disease

Answer 1

pathoge

Question 2

Unicellular organisms that do not require living tissue to survive

Answer 2

bacteria

Question 3

A microorganism that can only reproduce inside a host cell

Answer 3

virus

Question 4

Spore-bearing eukaryotic microorganism

Answer 4

fungi

Question 5

Single-cell microorganism that reproduce asexually by cell division

Answer 5

protozoa

Question 6

Parasitic intestinal worm

Answer 6

helminth

Question 7

Capacity of microbes to cause disease

Answer 7

pathogenicity

Question 8

Presence and multiplication of microorganism that is not yet causing disease

Answer 8

colonisation

Question 9

A generic term for the ability of a pathogen to cause disease

Answer 9

virulence

Question 10

The invasion of the body’s tissues by pathogenic agents

Answer 10

infection

Question 11

An infection by a non-pathogenic organism that has become pathogenic

Answer 11

Opportunistic, opportunistic infection

Question 12

An infection that develops during hospitalisation

Answer 12

nosocomial, nosocomial infection

Question 13

A chemical agent that inhibit growth or kill microbes

Answer 13

antimicrobials

Question 14

A chemical agent used to manage infection caused by pathogenic bacteria

Answer 14

antibiotic

Question 15

Antimicrobial substance that is applied to tissue/skin to reduce the possibility of infection

Answer 15

antiseptic