Microorganisms and disease

Question 1

What are symptoms?

Answer 1

The effects that an infection has on the body.

Question 2

What can symptoms be caused by?

Answer 2

Cell damage or toxins.

Question 3

What do bacteria need to reproduce?

Answer 3

Food water and warmth They also need warm moist conditions and unfortunately we have many of this type of condition in our body I.E intestines.

Question 4

Name the following in smallest to biggest

Bacteria fungi virus

Answer 4

virus bacteria fungi.

Question 5

What does pathogenic mean?

Answer 5

Microorganisms that can cause disease.

Question 6

What are examples of symptoms?

Answer 6

Fever or a rash.

Question 7

What are the three types of microorganisms?

Answer 7

Bacteria, fungi and viruses.

Question 8

How do bacteria reproduce?

Answer 8

By making copies of themselves.

Question 9

How do viruses reproduce?

Answer 9

Viruses rely on other cells to reproduce they use parts of cells to make copies of themselves.

Question 10

How do you calculate microorganism population?

Answer 10

1. You divide the number of hours by how much it reproduces over a period of time
2. You then get the reproduction periods.
3. Whatever the reproduction periods is (6) times whatever the amount of bacteria you had by 2.
4. Keep going until you equal your reproduction periods.
5. Your answer.