Terms Flashcards

1
Q

What is a microbe?

A

Microscopic living organisms, usually single celled

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2
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What is a virus?

A

Cell attacker

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3
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What is bacterium/bacteria?

A

Simple, single celled living organism

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4
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What is a fungus/fungi?

A

Single celled or made of threads

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5
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What is a protist?

A

Single celled animals, plants (algae) and seaweed

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6
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What is a colony?

A

Dots on an agar plate made of millions of microbe cells

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7
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What are infections

A

Diseases caused by microbes

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8
Q

What does mucus do?

A

Traps dirt and bacteria in your lungs

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9
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What is a pathogen?

A

Microbe causing disease

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10
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What is cilia?

A

Tiny hairs on lung cell surface that move mucus

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11
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What is an immune system?

A

Protects body against pathogens

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12
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What is an agar plate?

A

Dish filled with agar jelly, containing food for microbes

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