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B6 - Preventing and Treating Disease Flashcards

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What do plants need from the soil to be healthy?

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Ions

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If there isnt enough ions from the soil, What happens to the plant?

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They can suffer from dificiency symptoms

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If there isnt enough nitrates, what happens to the plant?

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Stunted growth

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If there isnt enough magnesium, what happens to the plant?

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Yellow leaves

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What type of defences do plants have to stop pathogens?

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Physical, chemical and mechanical defenses

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What are some symptoms a plant may have when it is infected with a disease?

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Stunted growth
Spots on the leaves
Abnormal growth
Discolouration of the leaves

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Where would you find the physical defensive system on a plant?

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Wavy cuticle
Cells walls
Layers of dead cells

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Where would you find the mechanical defensive system of a plant?

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Thorns
Hairs
Some plants mimic other organisms

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9
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How can painkillers manage disease?

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Relieve pain and treat symptoms BUT do not kill the pathogens that cause it

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What can painkillers NOT do?

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Kill the pathogens that cause the disease

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11
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Who discovered the first antibiotic and what was it?

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Alexander Flemming discovered Penicillin

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How do antibiotics work?

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They kill the bacteria that cause disease
Damaging bacterial cells and fungi cells without harming your own cells

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How are antibiotics administered for common to mild diseases?

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Taking a pill or syrup

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How can antibiotics be administered for serious illness and disease?

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It can injected straight into your bloodstream

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Which Pathogens are susceptible to treatment with antibiotics?

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Fungi and bacteria

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16
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Fungi and bacteria have become susceptible to some antibiotics.
What does this mean?

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They have evolved to be resistent towards them

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17
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Which pathogen is NOT susceptible to antibiotics?

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Viruses

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18
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Some antibiotics are ‘broad spectrum’.
What does this mean?

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They can kill a wide range of bacteria unspecifically

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19
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What happens when patients dont finish their antibiotics course?

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Antibiotic ressistent strains of bacteria can evolve

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20
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What is Digitalis?

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A drug used to help strengthen the heartbeat

21
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Why are chemicals produced by plants (for defense) useful for humans?

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It can be used ro treat human diseases or help diseases

22
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Where does the drug ‘digitalis’ come from?

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Extracted from floxglove plants

23
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What is Aspirin?

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A drug used as an everyday painkiller for aches and pains

24
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Where does the drug ‘Aspirin’ come from?

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A compound found in willow trees

25
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What is Penicillin?

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An antibiotic used to kill bacteria and cure infectious diseases

26
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Where does the anribiotic ‘Penicillin’ come from?

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A mould called ‘Penecillium’

27
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What three things do drugs needed to be tested for before they can be licensed for use?

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Toxicity
Efficacy
Dosage

28
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Before a deug can be licensed for use, they need to be tested for toxicity.
What does this mean?

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To test if they are toxic

29
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Before a drug can be licensed for use, they need to be tested for Efficacy.
What does this mean?

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To test if they do their job

30
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Before a drug can be licensed for use, they need to be tested for their Dosage.
What does this mean?

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To test the safe and recommended amount of a drugs a human should take

31
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What happens in ‘preclinical testing’ when developing and testing a new drug?

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The first stage where drugs are tested on human cells and tissues, and sometimes live animals

32
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What happens in ‘clinical testing’ when developing and testing a new drug?

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Second stage where very low doses are given to healthy people. If the drug is safe, it is tested on people who have the disease

33
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What happens in the ‘licensing stage’ when developing and testing a new drug?

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Granting or recieving permission to research, develop and distribute the drug

34
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What does ‘Placebo’ mean in Clinical testing?

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Placebo is a substance that is like the drug but does not do anything

35
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What is the ‘Placebo effect’ mean in Clinical testing?

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A phycological experiment where a patients physical/ mental health improves after taking a ‘Placebo’ treatment (they think its real)

36
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What is a ‘Blind Trial’ in Clinical testing?

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When the patient does not know if they are recieving the drug or the Placebo

37
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What is a ‘Double Blind Trial’ in Clinical testing?

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When both the doctor and patient dont know whether the patient is getting the drug or Placebo

38
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What is cancer caused by?

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Uncontrolled cell growth and division

39
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All tumors are cancerous
True or False

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False

40
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What is a Benign tumor?

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A harmless tumor that grows until there is no room

41
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What is a Malignant tumor?

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Dangerous tumors that grow and spread to neighbouring healthy tissues

42
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What are some lifestyle factors that increase the risk of developing cancer?

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Smoking
Obesity
UV exposure

43
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What are B-lymphocytes?

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A type of white blood cell that produces antibodies

44
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How are monoclonal antibodies produced?

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From lots of clones of a single white blood cell

45
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What are monoclonal antibodies?

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Protiens produced by engineered cells called hybridomas

46
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How are monoclonal antibodies made?

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Scientists combine mice lymphocytes with a tumour cell to make a hybridoma.
These cells make a lots of identical cells that produce the same antibodies.
These antibodies are collected and purified

47
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What are the uses of monoclonal antibodies?

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Helping immune system attack cancer cells
To carry radioactive substances for radiation therapy

48
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What are the advantages of using monoclonal antibodies?

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Can treat a wide range of conditions
Only binds to specific cells that need treatment

49
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What are the disadvantages of monoclonal antibodies?

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Carreid in the blood so possibility it affects healthy cells
Very expensive to develop
Side effects

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