Cells

Question 0

What do you need for a balanced diet?

Answer 0

-Carbohydrates
-Protein
-Fat
-Vitamins and Minerals
-Fibre
Water

Question 1

Why are bacteria more resistant to antibiotics today than before?

Answer 1

Because if an harmful bacteria spreads around someones body and they take antibiotics then the majority of them get killed except for the mutants that are resistant to that antibiotic and they start to breed creating more bacteria that are resistant to that antibiotic

Question 2

What kind of diet does an athlete need?

Answer 2

A high energy diet as he/she will exercise a lot and burn a lot of calories

Question 3

What does the metabolic rate depend on?

Answer 3

How much you exercise and how much muscle you have eg. if you have a lot of muscle you will have a high metabolic rate

Question 4

What does metabolic rate mean?

Answer 4

The metabolic rate is the rate of food that we burn of energy required from food

Question 5

Why do you need cholesterol in your body?

Answer 5

You need it in your body for the cell membranes and to make vital hormones

Question 6

How could you increase your cholesterol levels?

Answer 6

You could eat high fat foods and exercise less

Question 7

What are white blood cells for?

Answer 7

White blood cells are cells which form a component in the blood, they help to defend the body against infectious diseases.