random Flashcards
which part of the blood helps it to clot if the skin is cut
platelets
your stomach contains which type of acid
hydrochloridric
how are infectious diseases transmitted
air particles
contaminated food and water
surfaces
which one of these is not likely to be a pathogen
mosquito
which of these would not be a feature of a good vaccine
unlikely to produce her immunity
antibodies have to be _______to kill pathogens
specific
why is the term used to describe you not being able to become ill with a particular pathogen
immune
any foreign molecule that is recognise by and able to elicit a specific response from a lymph is called an…
antigen
any foreign molecule that is recognise by and able to elicit a specific response from a lymph is called an…
antigen
A Y shaped protein molecule which recognises specific foreign antigens
antibody
how does a vaccination work
infection someone with weakened or inactive pathogens
primary response
when a person becomes infected with the disease for the first time and responds by producing antibodies
do antibiotics work on viruses
true
what is a “chromosome”
line strand of DNA coiled up into a structure
what shape is dna
double helix