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1
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Do all microorganisms cause disease

A

No

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2
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The microorganisms that do cause disease are called what

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Pathogens

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3
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Diseases caused by microorganisms are called what diseases

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Infectious

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4
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What should you write instead of jab

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Vaccine

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5
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Which of these diseases is not caused by a virus 
AIDS
Measles
Tb
Chicken pox
A

Tb

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6
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Microorganisms are very Living organisms

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Small

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7
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Bacteria viruses and Are examples of microorganisms

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Fungi

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8
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Which of these diseases is not an infectious disease 
Chlamydia 
Diabetes
Influenza 
Meningitis
A

Diabetes

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9
Q

What is an MRSA

A

A bacteria that is resistant to most antibiotics

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10
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Why is it important to keep Cooke’s meat and raw meat separate

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Because the cooked meant could be contaminated which bacteria from the raw meat

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11
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What are antibiotics

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Drugs that are used to treat bacterial infections

They don’t work against viruses

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12
Q

The full vaccine was given to 500 people
15 of them caught the flu
What percentage did not catch the flu

A

97%

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13
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Alcohol slows down the. This causes changes in. And effects coordination and the time taken to react will

A

Nervous system
Mood
Increase

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14
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Ethanol isn’t.

It Into the bloodstream at the stomach and small intestine

A

Digested

Diffuses

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15
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What is ethanol’s chemical formula

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C2H5OH

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16
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Substance in cigarette smoke that is transported by red blood cells instead of oxygen

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Carbon monoxide

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17
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Alcohol must enter the. Where it will he transported to the brain

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Bloodstream

18
Q

Which recreational drugs are legal

A

Tabasco
Alcohol
Caffeine

19
Q

What is the addictive substance in Tabasco smoke

A

Nicotine

20
Q

What is the correct name for alcohol

A

Ethanol

21
Q

Alcohol slows down the workings of the what

A

Nervous system

22
Q

What can long term excessive alcohol drinking cause

A

Weight gain

23
Q

Which of the main substances in Tabasco smoke causes cancer

A

Tar

24
Q

What does exercise decrease

A

The risk of a hear attack

25
Q

What are the two main reasons people take drugs

A

Medicine
Help people suffering in pain
Recreational
Pleasure and they like to affect in the their body

26
Q

What are drugs

A

A drug is a substance that has an effect on the body

27
Q

For pathogens to make us ill they must enter the body and what

A

Reproduce

28
Q

How does the body protect itself from pathogens entering the body

A

Skin and mucus in the airways of the lung

29
Q

If a person eats an unbalanced diet they will become

A

Malnourished

30
Q

What are the two types of carbohydrates

A

Starch sugar

31
Q

What is the more scientific name for fats

A

Lipids

32
Q

A mineral that is needed for making red blood cells

A

Iron

33
Q

Acts as an energy store protects organs and helps insulate the body

A

Fats

34
Q

Used for growth and repair

A

Protein

35
Q

A mineral that is needed for healthy bones and teeth

A

Calcium

36
Q

Helps prevent constipation

A

Fibre

37
Q

Slow release energy

A

Starch

38
Q

Pro sued instant energy

A

Glucose

39
Q 
Bacteria reproduce (bacteria cells divide) 
Most rapidly when whag
A

When it is warm (30-40)
When moisture js present
When oxygen is present

40
Q

Examples of diseases caused by bacteria

A

Salmonella
Tooth decay
Tb
Meningitis

41
Q

Examples of diseases caused by viruses

A 
Rabies
Flu
Cold
Chicken pox
Rubella
Measles 
Mumps
42
Q

What is a vaccination

A

Doctor injecting you with the dead or Weakened pathogen, so that your white blood cells would be Able to figure out the right antibody to send out to kill the pathogen.
These pathogens cannot reproduce because they are either dead or weakened

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