Infection and response Flashcards
What are pathogens?
microorganisms that cause infectious disease
Can infect plant or animals and can be spread by water or direct contact
can be reduced by hygiene
What does bacterial cells do?
damage cells directly or produce toxins that damage tissues
What are viral pathogens?
reproduce rapidly in body cells causing damage to cells
What is a Protist?
single cell organisms, eukaryotic
What are rose black spots/How do they spread?
fungal disease
spread when spores are carried from plant to plant by water and wind
How does the skin stop dieses coming into our body?
forms a protective layer covering the body
Outer layer of skin consists of dead cells and is difficult for pathogens to penetrate
Produces sebum which kills bacteria
skin scabs over to prevent pathogens entering
What is the immune system?
Destroys pathogens and any toxin they produce
Protects us in case the same pathogen invades again in the future
What is the difference between antibodies and anti toxins?
ANTIBODIES-protein molecules produced by white blood cells
ANTITOXINS-anti toxins can stick to toxin molecules and prevent them from damaging cells
How does the stomach prevent pathogens?
contains hydrochloric acid which kills pathogens before they can make their way further down the digestive system
What is a vaccination?
Vaccination involves small quantities of dead/inactive (It cannon lead to disease in the patient) forms of pathogen into the body
What is an antibiotic?
ANTIBIOTICS-Medicines to kill bacteria in the human body without harming body cells but doesn’t kill the virus
-Specific antibiotics for specific bacteria
What are the variables for the practicals for germinated seeds/
CV-Volume Of Water,type of seed,number of seedlings
IV-Light Intensity
DV-height of the seedlings
What is the monoclonal antibodies process?
When injected with antigen lymphocytes will produce antibodies against antigens
*collect the lymphocytes from the mouse
*Lymphocytes and tumour cell fuse together=hybridoma
produce antibodies and divide by mitosis
to form a clone of identical hybridoma cells
What is TMV?
TOBACO MOSAIC VIRUS (TMV)
- affects tomatoes and tobacco plants
- causes the leaves to discolour in a mosaic pattern
- Reduced photosynthesis and lack of growth
How do you identify a disease?
Garden manual
take the infected plant to a lab
testing kit which has monoclonal antibodies
How does nitrate deficiency affect a plant?
Causes stunted growth because nitrate is needed for protein synthesis
What are the physical defenses of a plant?
- Cellulose cell wall
- waxy cuticle on the leaves
- Layer of dead cells around stems (bark) as it ages it fall off taking the pathogens with them
What is salmonella/How is it prevented?
food poisoning caused by bacteria
Chicken and egg contain salmonella so chickens are vaccinated
What is Gonorrhea?
It is a sexually transmitted disease by bacteria which is spread by sexual contact
What causes salmonella?
The bacteria is ingested in the food which may happened because it has not been cooked properly or in hygienic conditions