More Immunity & Microorganisms

Question 1

Why do we stain bacteria?

Answer 1

In order to determine what type of cell wall they have. Gram + is purple. Gram - is pink

Question 2

What is a photoautotroph?

Answer 2

photo - light
auto - self
troph - to feed

Question 3

What is a chemoautotroph?

Answer 3

uses chemicals to obtain energy

Question 4

recyclers break down dead matter

Answer 4

true

Question 5

Virus parts?

Answer 5

capsid - outer protein coat
nucleic acid
envelopes - only on complex viruses

Question 6

Are viruses the same size and structure?

Answer 6

no

Question 7

lytic cycle

Answer 7

attach
enter
replicate
assemble
release (lyse)

Question 8

lysogenic cycle

Answer 8

attach and enter then sits in the host cell’s DNA

Question 9

releasing toxins

Answer 9

a way some bacteria cause disease

Question 10

AIDS is caused by a virus.

Answer 10

true

Question 11

Why you run a fever when you have a bacterial infection.

Answer 11

It keeps bacterial infections under control

Question 12

Do vaccines prevent prevent some viral infections?

Answer 12

yes

Question 13

Do antibiotics work on viral infections?

Answer 13

no

Question 14

Is cancer infectious?

Answer 14

no

Question 15

your skin

Answer 15

most important nonspecific defense

Question 16

vaccines give you protections by

Answer 16

triggering plasma cells to make antibodies

Question 17

immune response is triggered by

Answer 17

antigens

Question 18

mast cells release histamines

Answer 18

when exposed to allergens

Question 19

an example of an autoimmune disease

Answer 19

multiple sclerosis

Question 20

HIV attacks

Answer 20

helper T cells

Question 21

are eubacterium and archaebacteria prokaryotes?

Answer 21

yes

Question 22

malaria is caused by

Answer 22

Plasmodium

Question 23

algae produce about 50% of Earth’s oxygen

Answer 23

true

Question 24

do all fungi produce mushrooms?

Answer 24

no

Question 25

mycelium

Answer 25

tangled mass of hyphae

Question 26

basidia are found in the gills of mushrooms

Answer 26

true

Question 27

do fungi feed on living things

Answer 27

true

Question 28

cool fact: growth of yeasts (fungi) in moist regions of your body is kept in check by competition with

Answer 28

bacteria