Virus & Bacteria Test Flashcards

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1
Q

The only disease ever eradicated

A

Smallpox

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2
Q

Mrs. Cashens favorite word

A

Ubiquitous

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3
Q

Prokaryotes in this section

A

Bacteria

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4
Q

Main job of bacteria in nature

A

Decomposers

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5
Q

Smallpox, chicken pox, common cold, flu, etc. are caused by…

A

Viruses

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6
Q

The only thing that can really fight off a virus is…

A

Antibodies

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7
Q

The only way we can eradicate a disease if it is ONLY found in…

A

Humans

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8
Q

Digests food in our intestines, makes us sick if we eat it

A

e coli

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9
Q

Antibiotics are a chemical that ____ the cell wall

A

Destroys

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10
Q

When the virus attacks the immune system and you are sick.

A

AIDS

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11
Q

Take this before you get sick to ¨cure¨ you.

A

Vaccine

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12
Q

One way you cannot get AIDS, although many people think you can, is through…

A

Saliva

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13
Q

This only SLOWS the growth of bacteria, not kill it

A

Cold

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14
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Can make food like yogurt, cheeses, sauerkraut

A

Bacteria

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15
Q

Take after you get the symptoms to cure it

A

Antibiotics

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16
Q

Anything that causes disease is known as this…

A

Pathogen

17
Q

Means found everywhere

A

Ubiquitous

18
Q

Extreme heat or boiling, chemicals, and UV all do what to bacteria?

A

Destroy

19
Q

Can remain dormant in your body for years

A

HIV

20
Q

Most bacteria are actually ___ ____ even though most people don’t think so

A

Non-harmful

21
Q

Strep throat, staph infections, e. coli, etc. are all this type of disease.

A

Bacterial

22
Q

Non-cellular, made of DNA and protein

A

Virus

23
Q

How many times a virus can make you sick

A

Once

24
Q

Must use another cells DNA in order to reproduce its own DNA

A

Virus

25
Q

Can viruses be grown on agar?

A

No, they need a stable host.

26
Q

Diseases caused by a virus

A

Smallpox, polio, measles, cold, herpes, HPV, HIV/AIDS

27
Q

Diseases caused by bacteria

A

Strep, ear & sinus infection, STDs, food poisoning, tetanus, tuberculosis, staph.

28
Q

What is not a method to protect food agents from microorganisms?

A

Vaccination