b6.3.1 health and disease

Question 1

what is a disease

Answer 1

a condition that is caused by a part of the body not functioning properly

Question 2

what is a communicable disease

Answer 2

diseases that can be spread between organisms

Question 3

what is a non-communicable disease

Answer 3

diseases that cannot be spread between organisms

Question 4

examples of communicable diseases and what pathogen’s cause them (animal diseases)

Answer 4

fungi- athlete’s foot
bacteria- tuberculosis
viruses- flu
protozoa- malaria

Question 5

examples of communicable diseases and what pathogen’s cause them (plant diseases)

Answer 5

fungi- powdery mildew
bacteria- crown gall disease
viruses- tobacco mosaic disease
protozoa- coffee phloem necrosis

Question 6

on plants, what does fungus look like

Answer 6

white, powdery, hairy

Question 7

on plants, what does a virus look like

Answer 7

discoloration or a pattern

Question 8

on plants, what do bacteria look like

Answer 8

black pattern

Question 9

causes of non-communicable diseases

Answer 9

a poor diet
obesity
inheriting a genetic disorder
body processes not working properly