bacteria .. Flashcards

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Non communicable disease

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Non communicable diseases are also known as chronic diseases and are made up of a long duration and is caused by a combination of genetic, physiological environmental and behavioural factors.

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Communicable disease

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is a disease caused
by a pathogen as is considered
contagious.

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3
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Congenital

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Is a disease that
an individual is born with

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4
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Aquired

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is a disease that
the individual was not born
with

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5
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What 2 subtypes are acquired diseases divided into

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Communicable(contagious)
Non communicable (not contagious)

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6
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Eg of non communicable diseases

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Cardiovascular disease (heart and brain)
Cancers
Respiratory diseases (Asthma, COPD)
Metabolic diseases (Diabetes, blood pressure, arthritis)

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7
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Bacteria

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Are prokaryotic organsims

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8
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What kind of forms does bacteria come in

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Good and bad (probiotics and pathogenic)

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9
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What does bacteria use for protection

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bacteria has a slimy capsule to protect itself from white cells

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10
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What does bacteria have that fungi doesnt

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some bacteria has a tail , some but not all

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11
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Prokaryotes

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cells that have no membrane bound nucleus

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12
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Eukaryotes

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cells that have a nucleus

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13
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Fungi

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organisms that help decompose dead or decaying matter and some cause disease, such as mushrooms and moulds

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14
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what is an example of a suitable substance used to kill pathogens on a tabletop

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Bleach

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15
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what is not a way that pathogens can be introduced to an orgnaism

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A bacteria sitting on intact skin

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16
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What is fungi classified as

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Decomposer or parasite

17
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How does coloured fungi effect humans and animals

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toxic to animals and mammals

18
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endospores

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an asexual spore that allow bacteria to survive in hostile environments

19
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antigen

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a substance that triggers an immune response

20
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antibody

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Antibodies are protective proteins produced by your immune system. They attach to antigens such as bacteria, fungi, viruses and toxins — and remove them from your body

21
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endo vs ecto parasite

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Endoparasites live inside an organism, and ectoparasites live on the surface of the host.

22
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What is a host

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Organism living in a relationship with another organism

23
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What conditions do bacteria like to repdouce in ?

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warm and wet

24
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How do bacteria reproduce ?

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Through binary fission