Basic Knowledge Flashcards
What stain type is used for an animal cell?
Methylene Blue
What colour stain is iodine?
Brown
How many first line defenses are there?
6
What will antibiotics not work against?
Viruses such as colds and the flu
What are enzymes important for?
Detergent, cheese making and fruit juice production
What does enzymes separate milk into?
Curds and whey
Are curds a solid or a liquid?
Solid
Is whey a solid or a liquid?
Liquid
Why are enzymes added to fruit juice?
To speed up the production to fruit juice
What enzyme is used in cheese making?
Rennet
What enzyme is used in biological detergents?
Amylase and lipase
What enzyme is used in fruit juice production?
Pectinase
What does amylase and lipase do?
Helps break down stains in clothing
What type of detergent has enzymes?
Biological detergents
What tissue (out of apples, potatoes, carrots, onions and liver) contain the most catalase?
Liver
What does the enzyme catalase do?
Helps break down hydrogen peroxide in living cells
How does bacterial resistance to antibiotics increase?
over-prescription and not finishing the full course of antibiotics
What is stage 1 of antibody production?
White blood cells detecting microbes in the blood
What is stage 2 of antibody production?
White blood cells produce antibodies specific to the type of microbe
What is stage 3 of antibody production?
White blood cells produce many more of the same antibodies
What is stage 4 of antibody production?
Antibodies attach and destroy the microbes
What is stage 5 of antibody production?
Some antibodies stay in the blood as a memory cell, ready to work if the same microbe gets in the blood in the future
What is used to treat fungal infections?
Antifungal treatments
What are antibodies (Made of)?
Chemicals produced by fungi
When do we use antifungals and antibiotics?
Whenever the body’s immune system can’t protect us from harmful microbes
What is a unicellular?
Organism made by only 1 cell
What is a multicellular?
Organism made by multiple/many cells
What is 1mm in μm?
1,000μm
What do you do to change mm into μm?
(…)mm x 1000 = (…)μm
What do you do to change μm into mm?
(…)μm/1000 = (…)mm
What is different when viewing something on a microscope? Two answers
It’s upside down and back to front
What type of stain is used for a bacteria cell?
Nigrosine