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Biology B2.1 A - The doctor's waiting room
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- 1What are symptoms?The feelings/changes you experience in your body when you are ill when your body's cells/systems have been damaged or are not working normally.
- 2What are diseases caused by?+ Viruses, bacteria, fungi, or protists.
+ Person's lifestyle, their environment, or their genes. - 3What are communicable diseases?Diseases caused by an infection can be passed from one organism to another.
- 4What are non-communicable diseases?Diseases that are not caused by an infection, and can only be passed down (occasionally) through genes.
- 5What is an example of a communicable disease?Athlete's foot
- 6What is an example of a non-communicable disease?Coronary heart disease.
- 7What is an example of helpful bacteria?Bacteria that live in your gut & help you digest food & protect you against harmful bacteria.
- 8What type of organisms are fungi and protists?Eukaryotic organisms.
- 9What fungi is single-celled?Yeasts
- 10When can bacteria, fungi, & protist reproduce?Whenever conditions are warm w/ plenty of nutrients, moisture, & space.
- 11What is special about viruses?They are not made of cells. Each virus particle is made of genetic material wrapped in a layer of protein & sometimes fat molecules.
- 12How do viruses reproduce?By invading living cells.
- 13What is a pathogen?Something that causes disease.
- 14How quickly does bacteria divide in ideal conditions?They divide every 20 minutes.
- 15Why does the rate @ which bacteria reproduce begin to decline & eventually stop?When nutrients & space start to run out, the rate slows down, & eventually the bacteria's own waste products eventually poison them.
- 16How do pathogens cause symptoms of disease?+ by damaging our cells by invading & reproducing
+ by releasing toxins - 17What is the incubation period?The delay between infection & the appearance of symptoms.
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- GCSE Biology (B2 - Keeping healthy) Karteikarten am Biology B2.1 A - The doctor's waiting room, erstellt von lily bevan am 01/12/2017.
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