B6

Question 1

Which acid kills harmful bacteria in the stomach?

Answer 1

hydrochloric acid

Question 2

Can prescribing antibiotics for non-serious infections contribute to the development of resistant bacteria like MRSA?

Answer 2

Yes

Question 3

What do bacteria release that make us feel ill?

Answer 3

Toxins

Question 4

Two catagories for plants to defend themselves from pests and pathogens.

Answer 4

Physical
Chemical

Question 5

E. coli is an example of what kind of pathogen?

Answer 5

bacteria

Question 6

Define health

Answer 6

Health is the state of physical and mental well-being.

Question 7

Is diabetes a communicable or non-communicable disease?

Answer 7

Non- comunicable

Question 8

What is the term given to a group of microorganisms that can cause disease?

Answer 8

Pathogens

Question 8

Name an STI that would be treated with antibiotics.

Answer 8

-“gonorrhoea”
-“Staphylococcus aureus”
-“chlamydia”

Question 9

What is chemical on a pathogen that stimulates an antibody response called

Answer 9

antigen

Question 10

What is the body’s largest and first line of defence against pathogens?

Answer 10

skin

Question 11

What is the disease that HIV develops into?

Answer 11

AIDS

Question 12

What type of response does the immune system give on first exposure to an antigen?

Answer 12

primary immune

Question 13

What is the name of the process where a white blood cell engulfs a pathogen?

Answer 13

Phagocytosis

Question 14

If a person has antibodies against a particular pathogen, they are said to be “what” to that pathogen?

Answer 14

Immune

Question 15

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is an infection that can cause what disease?

Answer 15

Cancer

Question 16

Antibiotics are only effective against what type of pathogen?

Answer 16

Bacteria

Question 17

Define biodiverisy

Answer 17

The variety of plant and animal life in the world or in a particular habitat.