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2nd line of defence

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An innate immune system targeting pathogens equally in general ways creating inflammation

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Prevention

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An action inhibiting the introduction of disease into an area, population, or individual

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Herd immunity

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When 80-95% of people in a community are vaccinated, slowing or stopping the spread of a disease

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Disease

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An abnormal condition of an organism, caused by a pathogen, interrupting bodily functions

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Ecosystem

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A community of different organisms’ physical environment and the interaction between them

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Environment

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All basic non-biotic factors affecting survival of organisms

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Habitat

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The living place of an organism

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Ammonification

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The production of ammonia from proteins in dead organisms and urine

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Nitrogen fixation

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Conversion of nitrogen gas into nitrogen compounds

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Respiration word equation

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Glucose + Oxygen -> Carbon dioxide + water + ATP

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Letter equation for respiration

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C6H12O6 + 6O2 -> 6CO2 + 6H2O + ATP

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Photosynthesis word equation

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Carbon dioxide + light energy + water -> glucose + oxygen

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Letter equation for photosynthesis

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6CO2 + 6H2O -> C6H12O6 + 6O2

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Denitrification

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Conversion of soil nitrates into nitrogen gas

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Nitrification

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Conversion of ammonia into nitrites and then nitrates

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Adaptation

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A feature that enhances an organisms chance of survival

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Example of fungi disease

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Ring worm
Valley fever

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Example of virus disease

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Ebola
Covid-19
Chickenpox
Dengue fever
HIV/ AIDS
Japanese encephalitis

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Example of Protozoa disease

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Malaria
Giardia

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Epidemic

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The occurrence of more cases of a disease than would be expected in a community, country or region

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Pandemic

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An epidemic of a disease that has spread across a large region (multiple continents or worldwide)

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1st line of defence + examples

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An innate immune system preventing pathogens from entering the body
The skin
Eyes
Nose & lungs
Stomach

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Symptom

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A manifestation of a disease felt or experienced by the host

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Sign

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A manifestation of a disease that can be detected or measured by another individual

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Treatment

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the use of an agent or procedure in an attempt to cure or mitigate a disease condition

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Phagocytosis

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The process in which a phagocyte surrounds & digests a pathogen

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3rd line of defence

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The specific adaptive immune system differentiating between different pathogens

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Pathogen

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An organism causing disease to its host

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Decomposers

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Organisms that break down energy rich molecules (like glucose) in dead organisms into simple molecules helping to recycle matter

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Parasitism

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One species gains from the symbiotic relationship the other is negatively impacted

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Commensalism

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One species gains from the symbiotic relationship the other neither gains or loses everything

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Mutualism

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Two organisms which both gain from their symbiotic relationship

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Symbiosis

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The relationship between multiple organisms living in close proximity

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Community

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Different populations of species living in the same area

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Population

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A group of individuals of the same species living in the same proximity

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B lymphocytes (B cells)

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The white blood cells producing antibodies for targeting pathogens in the 3rd line of defence

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Antibody

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A type of protein that can bind to a specific pathogen’s antigens

38
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Example of bacteria disease

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Salmonella
Tuberculosis
Tetanus
Plague
Strep throat
Whooping cough
Meningitis

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Consumers

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Animals that get their energy from the food they consume

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Producer

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Plants or other organisms which take nutrients from the sun

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Four processes in the carbon cycle

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  1. Photosynthesis
  2. Consumption & assimilation
  3. Respiration & decomposition
  4. Combustion
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For malaria: major signs and symptoms

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High fever, headache, nausea, shivering fits, sweating

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For malaria: 5 example methods of prevention/ control

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Insecticides
Draining standing water
Antimalarial drugs & vaccination
Bed netting
Protective clothing

44
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For malaria:
1. Organism that acts as a host to the pathogen
2. Method of transmission

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  1. Humans, and mosquitoes
  2. Female mosquito bites of a particular species (feeding on blood)
45
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For malaria:
Genus of the pathogen

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Plasmodium

46
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4 processes of nitrogen cycle

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  1. Ammonification
  2. Nitrogen fixation
  3. Nitrification
  4. Denitrification
47
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Food chain general format

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Producer -> primary consumer -> secondary consumer -> tertiary consumer

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3 types of symbiotic relationship

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Mutualism
Commensalism
Parasitism

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4 biotic factors

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Feeding relationships
Competition
Disease
Symbiotic relationships

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4 abiotic factors

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Water
Temperature
Atmosphere
Light

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Give 3 public health measures that affect disease incidence

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Examples:
Quarantine/ social isolation
Good hygiene
Sanitation facilities
Bed nets
Face masks
Avoiding travel

52
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(3) strategies to control the spread of infectious disease

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-Public health measures
-Immunity (eg. herd immunity via vaccination)
-Medicines

53
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6 modes of disease transmission

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6 modes
Airborne
Direct contact
Water borne
Foodborne
Sexually transmitted
Vector-borne

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5 major groups of pathogens

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Bacteria
Viruses
Fungi
Protozoa
Multicellular parasites

55
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Why are developing countries more susceptible to epidemics and pandemics
(4 reasons)

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Overcrowding
Malnutrition
Cultural attitudes & practices
Inadequate public health systems

56
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Contrast bacteria vs viruses

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Viruses:
Can only replicate inside cells of other organisms
Are not affected by antibiotic medicines
Are smaller

Bacteria:
Can replicate on their own
Are usually affected by antibiotic medicines
Are larger

Both are:
Type of microbe + pathogen
Able to cause infections

57
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Contrast infectious and non-infectious diseases

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Infectious:

-Caused by pathogens
-Can be passed between individuals

Non-infectious:

-Not caused by pathogens
-Caused by inherited, nutritional, or environmental conditions

58
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How the second line of defence fights a pathogen entered the body (3 points)

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3 POINTS 🫶

  1. Damaged infected tissue releases chemical signs
  2. Blood vessels expand & plasma carries macrophages to inflammation
  3. Macrophages engulf & destroy pathogen by ingesting it > this is called phagocytosis
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Process of third line of defence (5 points)

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  1. Pathogen enters & 3rd line of defence tries to identify
  2. B cells look for pathogens in bloodstream
  3. B cells produce specific antibodies for antigens of pathogens, destroying
  4. Memory cells are created
  5. If same infection occurs, memory cells ensure antibodies are created quickly
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How do vaccines work?

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  • Vaccines hold weakened or dead pathogens
    > this triggers the body to produce B cells
    > and memory cells which stay in the body to
    > fight the same pathogen in future
61
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causes of non-infectious diseases

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inherited,
nutritional,
environmental conditions

62
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Contrast second and third lines of defence

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Second line
- non specific
- doesn’t involve antibodies

Third line
- specific
- involves antibodies

63
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greenhouse gases

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-Methane
-Nitrous oxide
-Carbon dioxide

64
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Biological control

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Eliminating a population of invasive species by introducing a predator, competitor, or pathogen

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biomagnification

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-increase in concentration of a pollutant along tropic level (increasing as moving up food chain)

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bioaccumulation

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-gradual build up of pollutants through lifetime of individual organism

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