Infectious diseases + Immunity

Question 1

Spontaneous generation

Answer 1

Living organisms develop spontaneously from non-living matter

Question 2

Pathogen

Answer 2

A microbe that can cause disease

Question 3

Platelets

Answer 3

These enable our blood to clot

Question 4

Lymphocytes

Answer 4

These white blood cells produce antibodies

Question 5

Phagocytosis

Answer 5

The process in which a phagocyte engulfs a foreign body

Question 6

Antibody

Answer 6

A protein which can bind to an antigen on a microbe and cause it’s destruction

Question 7

Toxin

Answer 7

A substance made by bacteria which can harm cells

Question 8

Stomach

Answer 8

Strong acid (HCl) here kills bacteria in food

Question 9

Skin

Answer 9

Physical barrier to infection

Question 10

Enzymes

Answer 10

These destroy pathogens in the eyes and mouth

Question 11

Vagina

Answer 11

Here slightly acidic conditions destroy some bacteria

Question 12

White blood cells

Answer 12

Phagocytes and lymphocytes are examples of these

Question 13

Edward Jenner

Answer 13

English physician who pioneered vaccination

Question 14

Alexander Fleming

Answer 14

Observed that the penicilium fungus inhibited the growth of a bacteria culture

Question 15

Antigen

Answer 15

Any substance that can stimulate the production of antibodies

Question 16

Antitoxin

Answer 16

A chemical produced by a lymphocyte that can neutralise toxins