Question | Answer |
What is the Big Bang theory? | A theory that the universe originated from a combustion of many atoms and gases all at once that created a huge explosion that made the universe |
What is the Steady State theory? | A theory that proposes that the universe is the same everywhere and for all time, past and present. |
Is the Flu an infectious disease? | yes |
is emphysema an infectious disease? | No |
Is whooping cough a non infectious disease? | No |
Is Osteoporosis an infectious disease? | No |
Is Breast Cancer a non infectious disease? | Yes |
What is the smallest virus? | The Herpes virus |
What is the largest virus? | Spirosotomum |
What is the plural of fungus? | Fungi |
What does unicellular mean? | single cell |
What does Filamentous mean? | long and joined together cells |
What is a membrane? | A cell's porotective layer |
What is the Respiratory system's response to diseases? | coughing, sneezing and wheezing |
What is the digestive system's response to diseases? | vomiting and diarrhea |
What is the circulatory system's response to diseases? | fever, swelling/inflammation and increased white blood cells |
What do the white blood cells of the immune system do when they sense a disease in the body? | They go out and "hunt" and kill the disease causing pathogen |
What do vaccinations do? | Vaccinations inject dead viruses into our body so that the antibodies inside of us can fight them and help become immune to them |
what is the Doppler effect? | The change in frequency of light or sound waves being emitted from a moving source e.g. fire engine siren, bike |
What is a Nebula? | A huge cloud of dust and gas in space |
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