Crossword CPA #20

Question 1

ie. when an infectious agent has an epitope that is similar to or identical to a self-antigen; may be a cause of autoimmunity

Answer 1

molecular mimicry

Question 2

use of microbes in manufacturing and to solve environmental, health, and agricultural problems

Answer 2

industrial microbiology

Question 3

the study of the relationships between microbes and the environment

Answer 3

microbial ecology

Question 4

ie. the temperature of the earth continues to slowly and gradually rise year after year

Answer 4

greenhouse effect

Question 5

disease that results by own body overstimulating the thyroid gland

Answer 5

graves disease

Question 6

use of microbes in food production and the prevention of food spoilage/illness due to microbes

Answer 6

food microbiology

Question 7

aka enlarged thyroid

Answer 7

goiter

Question 8

when the immune system produces antibodies or cytotoxic T cells that target normal body cells

Answer 8

autoimmunity

Question 9

food that is nutrient rich; must be refrigerated at all times

Answer 9

perishable

Question 10

disease caused by the inability to make B or T cells; aka “bubble girl”

Answer 10

SCID

Question 11

used by HIV to form dsDNA

Answer 11

reverse transcriptase

Question 12

specific cells targeted by HIV

Answer 12

helper T cells

Question 13

results from cytotoxic T cells that destroy the hosts myelin sheath

Answer 13

MS

Question 14

a community of microbes in a particular location

Answer 14

microbiome

Question 15

disease caused by a thymus that fails to develop; no T cells form; more likely to die from viral infection

Answer 15

DiGeorge syndrome

Question 16

ie. carbon dioxide and methane

Answer 16

greenhouse gases

Question 17

food that is contaminated by microbes

Answer 17

food infection

Question 18

disease caused by the inability to make B cells; no antibodies are made; more likely to die from bacterial infection

Answer 18

bruton type agammaglubulineamia

Question 19

disease caused by phagocytes that cannot phagocytose; body is unable to control infection

Answer 19

chronic granulomatous

Question 20

an enveloped, ssRNA, retrovirus; infected individuals likely to die from opportunistic infections

Answer 20

HIV

Question 21

type of immunodeficiency that develops later in life because of malnutrition, stress, infectious disease, or age; aka acquired

Answer 21

secondary

Question 22

yeast used to help bread rise

Answer 22

saccharomyces cerevisiae

Question 23

part of body destroyed by own body and results in the development of type I diabetes

Answer 23

islets of langerhans

Question 24

food that is dry and nutrient poor; ie. pasta

Answer 24

nonperishable

Question 25

factors that contribute to food spoilage; ie. nutrition composition, water content, pH, presence or absence of rind or shell, snd microbial composition

Answer 25

intrinsic

Question 26

food that is contaminated by the harmful products produced by microbes

Answer 26

food intoxication

Question 27

food that will spoil once opened, so it must be refrigerated

Answer 27

semi perishable

Question 28

the number of different species living in a given ecosystem

Answer 28

biodiversity

Question 29

process used to make sauerkraut, chocolate, coffee, cheese and vinegar

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fermentation

Question 30

type of immunodeficiency that is detectable at birth from genetic or developmental defects

Answer 30

primary

Question 31

factors that contribute to food spoilage; ie. processing, presence, or absence of preservatives, storage temp, and type of packaging

Answer 31

extrinsic