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1
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What are the 5 kingdoms of all living things?

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Animals
Plants
Fungi
Protista
Monera

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Example of a virus?

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Coronavirus/covid 19

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Example of bacteria?

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Tuberculosis or T.B

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Example of a protist?

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Malaria

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5
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Example of fungi?

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Mushrooms

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What do you need to see a virus?

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An election microscope

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7
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What is a virus not classified as?

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A living organism

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What does a virus attack?

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The host cell

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What does a virus do once attached to the host cell?

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Reproduce copies of the virus

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It getting AIDS instantaneous?

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No, it can take many years to form

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What does AIDS stand for?

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Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

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12
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What are micro-organisms that cause diseases called?

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Pathogens

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13
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How is HIV transmitted?

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Unprotected sex
HIV infected mother to unborn baby
Breast milk from infected mother to baby
Contact with infected blood

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14
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What medication is taken to prevent HIV from spreading quickly?

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Anti-retroviral drugs (ARV’s)

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Where is bacteria found?

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Everywhere

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16
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True or false, bacteria is smaller than viruses

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False

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17
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What can bacteria do quickly?

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Reproduce

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18
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What do scientists use to grow bacteria?

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Agar

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19
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What are the 3 shapes of bacteria?

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Round
Rod-shaped
Spiral

20
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What can bacteria be useful for?

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Decomposition
Recycling nutrients
Breaking down food during digestion

21
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What is dependant on bacteria?

A

Making cheese and milk

22
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What medicine was made out of bacteria?

A

Antibiotics

23
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How is T.B transmitted?

A

Through the mucus and saliva that travels through the air when an infected person sneezes or coughs. Another person inhales these

24
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Can T.B kill if left untreated?

A

Yes

25
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Symptoms of T.B:

A

Persistent cough
Chest pains
Tiredness
Night sweats
Weight loss

26
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What is TB treated with?

A

Antibiotics

27
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How long should the TB infected patient be taking antibiotics?

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6 months

28
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What are protista?

A

Small plant or animal-like micro organisms that live underwater

29
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What are plant-like protists useful for?

A

Photosynthesising, producing food and oxygen

30
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Example of a animal-like protist?

A

Amoeba

31
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What does a flagella look and move like?

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It has a long tail that moves like a whip

32
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What does a cilia look and move like?

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Short hairs make wave movements

33
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What is the difference between a plant-like protista and an animal-like one?

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The plant-like is a producer and the animal-like has to catch their own food

34
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What can protists cause?

A

Sleeping sickness and malaria

35
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How does a mosquito contract malaria?

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When she feeds on the blood of an infected person

36
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How does someone get malaria?

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When a female anopheles mosquito injects some infected saliva into the bloodstream

37
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How does malaria spread in the body?

A

The malaria infects the red blood cells which burst and then spread through the body and infect more red blood cells

38
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Symptoms of malaria?

A

Dairrhea
Headaches
Cough
Fever
Chills and shivers
Aches
Sweats
Vomiting

39
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How do you prevent malaria?

A

Taking anti-malarial medicine
Using insect repellents
Using a mosquito net

40
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What are fungi in the ecosystem?

A

Decomposers (feed on dead plants and animals)

41
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What can fungi be used for?

A

To make antibiotics such as penicillin

42
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What can un-useful fungi cause?

A

Ringworm and athlete’s foot

43
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Where to fungi like to grow?

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Places warm and moist

44
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What does pasteurisation do?

A

Reduces the number of micro-organisms that cause food-born diseases

45
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What dies penicillin do?

A

Kills bacteria

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