april Flashcards

1
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infections can be caused in __________ ways

A

several

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2
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how is it called any desease-causing agent?

A

pathogen

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3
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what is a virus made of?

A

DNA or RNA and a protein coat

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4
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what is a viroid made of?

A

a single-stranded RNA

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5
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virus can only infect______

A

animals

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6
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viroids can only infect_______

A

plants

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7
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how do virus are transmitted?

A

by ANY boady opening ;)

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8
Q

how does viroids are transmitted?

A

by seeds or pollen

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9
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what is a prion made of?

A

proteins, ONLY proteins

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10
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what does prions cause?

A

misfolding in other proteins that result in diseases on the brain

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11
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viruses have a _______ structure

A

simple

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12
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what materials does a virus include?

A

genetic material, caspid, (a protein shell)l, and maybe a lipid envelope(a protective outer coat)

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13
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what does bacteriophages do?

A

infect bacteria

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14
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what are the 2 types of bacteria infections

A

lytic and lysogenic

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15
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how does the lytic infection occur?

A

suddenly

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16
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how does lysogenic infection occur?

A

slowly

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17
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how can some viral diseases be prevented?

A

with vaccines

18
Q

give 4 examples of viral infections

A

common cold, influenza, SARS, and HIV

19
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what does vaccines do?

A

prepare the immune system for future attack

20
Q

are the only way to control the spread of viral diseases?

21
Q

what does bacteria and archaea have in common?

A

they both are single celled prokarytes

22
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what does oxygen do to obligate anaerobes?

A

kills them

23
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what happens y an obligate aerobe runs out of oxygen?

24
Q

are the prokatyotes that can live with or without oxygen?

A

facultative aerobes

25
what similar structures does bacteria and archaea share?
plasmid, flagellum and pili
26
it is the most diverse of all kingdoms?
protista
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protista can be similar to _________, _________ or ___________
animals, plants or fungi
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what does animal-like protists do?
consume other organisms
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what do they differ from animals?
they are single-celled
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why does plant,like protists are like plants?
THEY ARE PHOTOSYNTETIC
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how do plant-like protists differ to plants?
they have no roots, stem, nor leaves
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why does fungus like protist are like fungi?
they decompose dead organisms
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how do fungus-like organisms differ from fungi?
they can move
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in which domain does protista is?
eukarya
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what supports reclassyfication of protist?
molecular evidence
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what can animal-like protist use to move?
flagella, pseudopods, and cilia
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how are also called animal-like protists?
protozoa
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flagella helps zooflagellates to:
swim
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what does the pseudopods do as they move?
change its form
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with what else can protozoa move?
with cilia