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Imunity Flashcards

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What is phagocytosis?

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When a phagocyte engulfs and digests a pathogen

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What is a phagocyte?

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A white blood cell that engulfs and digests pathogens

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What is a pathogen?

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A microbe that causes diseases

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What is a lymphocyte?

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A white blood cell that produced antibodies

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What are the 4 types of pathogen?

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Bacteria, virus, fungi, protists

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Which microbes cause rose black spot in plants?

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Fungi

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What do antibodies do?

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Target specific pathogens and attach to their antigens

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Which microbes cause malaria?

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Protists

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Which microbes cause Salmonella and gonorrhoea?

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Bacteria

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Which microbes cause measles, HIV and Aids?

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Viruses

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Which microbes causes TMV (Tobacco Mosaic Virus)

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Virus

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What are the 2 symptoms of measles?

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Fever, rash

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What are the symptoms of HIV?

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Flu-like illness. Attacks the immune system.

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What is AIDS?

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The bodies response HIV

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What are the symptoms of TMV (Tobacco Mosaic Virus) in plants

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A mosaic pattern of discolouration which slows down photosynthesis.

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What are the symptoms of Salmonella?

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Fever, vomiting, diarrhoea and stomach cramps.

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What causes salmonella?

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Eating raw meat such as chicken and eggs.

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What are the symptoms of gonorrhoea

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Thick yellow / green discharge from vagina or penis and pain in urination.

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What are the symptoms of plant bacterial diseases?

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Causes galls to grow (a mass of unspecialised cells)

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What are the symptoms of rose black spot in plants?

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Black spots on the leaves. This slows down photosynthesis due to lack of chlorophyll

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What are the symptoms of malaria?

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Damages blood and liver cells. Causes fever and shakes.

20
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Which organism transmits malaria?

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A mosquito

21
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What is a vector?

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Something that transfers diseases from one organism to another.

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