science bacteria quiz
Dermis
Inner layer of skin that has hair folicles
Microorganisms/Microbes
Living creatures that are too small to see with the naked eye and cause infectious disease
Genetics
down syndrome
Prokaryote
leprosy
Prions
CJD
contaminated water causes
Cholera and SARS
contaminated blood causes
HIV and AIDS
Antibodies
Specialized proteins that aid in destroying infectious agents
immune system
The cells and tissues that recognize and attack foreign substances in the body causing inflammation around the substance
skin is
largest organ in the human body
Melanocytes
makes a pigment called melanin for skin and hair color
Protozoa
malaria
lifestyle
obesity, diabetes, cancer
contagious
Able to be passed easily from one person to another.
medicine
Any drug used to cure, prevent, or treat illness or discomfort
Vaccines
Are small amount of dead/ weakened pathogens to help prevent a disease
malnutrition
goiter
Virus
aids
What are some ways your stomach fights off bacteria
acids
Antigens
foreign substances that trigger the attack of antibodies in the immune response.
not every antibody can attack every
antigen
antibodies look for
antigens
Fungi
athlete's foot
White blood cells or (WBC)
attack bacteria and kill it
Antibiotics only kill
bacteria but not viruses
non-contiguous
cannot be spread to one another
red blood cells
carry oxygen, and nutrients
Antibiotics
compounds that block the growth and reproduction of bacteria
airborne diseases are
corona virus, mumps, flu, and chicken pox
this is how microorganisms get into your body
cut open skin, mouth, ear, and nose
pathogens
disease causing agents
What are some ways your ears fight off bacteria
earwax,and hair
top layer of skin
epidermis
vectors cause
plague, and lime disease
What are some ways your tonsils fight off bacteria
produce white blood cells
animal bites cause
rabies
microbes can
reproduce from 1-1000
What are some ways your mouth fights off bacteria
saliva warm
food poising causes
staph, salmonella, and ecoli
Tapeworm
tapeworm
antibodies flow through
the blood stream
Hypodermis
the layer of skin beneath the dermis, which serves as a storage repository for fat
Enviornment
toxins, allergies, radiation
contaminated objects cause
typhoid fever, flu, measles, and mumps
What are some ways your nose fights off bacteria
warm, moist, and hair
