Mircrobes And Defence Against Disease

Question 1

Which type of bacteria are spherical in shape

Answer 1

Cocci

Question 2

Which type of bacteria are rod shaped

Answer 2

Bacilli

Question 3

Which type of bacteria are spiral in shape

Answer 3

Spirochetes

Question 4

Some bacteria may have a filament called a

Answer 4

Flagellum

Question 5

What does the bacterias filament allow it to do

Answer 5

Move

Question 6

Name 3 diseases caused by bacteria

Answer 6

MRSA, Salmonella and Tuberculosis

Question 7

What can bacteria be used for

Answer 7

Production of yoghurt, treating sewage and genetic engineering

Question 8

What do fungus do on the surface of foods

Answer 8

Form moulds

Question 9

Name 2 infections fungus are responsible for

Answer 9

Athletes foot and ringworm

Question 10

What is fungus used for

Answer 10

Yeast (used in baking and brewing)

Blue cheese

Question 11

What is the smallest of the three microbes we studied

Answer 11

Viruses

Question 12

How to viruses reproduce

Answer 12

By injecting their eggs into a larger cells nucleus

Question 13

Name 4 diseases caused by viruses

Answer 13

Influenza virus (all flu)
Chick pox
Mumps
AIDS (HIV Virus)

Question 14

Why can you not be immune to the flu

Answer 14

The viruses can change into many different forms

Question 15

What are viruses used for

Answer 15

Genetic engineering

Question 16

What term is used to describe a microbe that causes disease

Answer 16

Pathogens

Question 17

Name three shapes of bacteria

Answer 17

Spherical, rod shaped and spiral shaped