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1
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What can bacteria cause?

A

Sore throats, cholera and food poisoning

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What can viruses cause?

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Flu and chicken pox

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What can fungi cause?

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Skin diseases - athletes foot and ringworm

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What can fungi be used for

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Baking and brewing

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Type of fungi

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Yeast

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What can you use bacteria for

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Cheese and yoghurt

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What main features does a fungus cell have

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Cell membrane, cell wall and nucleus

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What main features does a bacteria cell have

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Cell membrane and cell wall but no nucleus

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What main features does a virus cell have

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It has no cell membrane, wall or nucleus

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How do bacteria reproduce

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Growing and Splitting into two, repeatedly

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How do viruses reproduce

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Go into host cell and reproduce by budding

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How do fungi reproduce

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The spore is released and is carried by the wind. It then attaches itself to something to grow

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What do fungi need to reproduce

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Food, time, moisture and temperature

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Ways to stop spreading diseases?

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Wash your hands
Cover mouth and nose when coughing/sneezing
Quarantine if serious
Antibacterial wipes to clean surfaces 
Vaccinations
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15
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What is the flu

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Influenza is a virus that infects the respiratory system

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What’s a vaccine

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A weakened form of the disease being put into the body so the body will make antibodies to fight against this disease. If the person gets the disease they will have the right antibodies to fight it off

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Where do you need bacteria

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In your stomach/gut

18
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What do bacteria need to reproduce

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Temperature, food, moisture and time

19
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What is fermentation

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Fermentation is when micro-organisms produce energy for their growth and reproduction. If no oxygen is present alcohol and carbon dioxide are produced

20
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How many cells are in yeast

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One

21
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What type of microbe is yeast

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Fungus

22
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What is yeast used for

A

Bread and beer

23
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How do yeast cells reproduce

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Budding

24
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What is budding

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Budding is when a fungus grows a bud on its side and then splits its nucleus in halve. One have goes into the bud and produces another

25
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Microbes?

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Tiny living things that can only be seen by a microscope

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