B6.3.1

Question 1

What is a disease

Answer 1

A disease is a condition that is caused by any part of the body not functioning properly.

Question 2

When a person is in good health what happens

Answer 2

They don’t have any type of disease

Question 3

What can diseases affect

Answer 3

Physical and mental health.

Question 4

What are communicable diseases

Answer 4

Diseases that can be spread between organisms.

Question 5

What are most communicable diseases caused by

Answer 5

Most of them are caused by microorganisms.

Question 6

What are disease causing organisms called

Answer 6

Pathogens

Question 7

What does a fungi pathogen cause in plants and animals

Answer 7

Athlete’s foot - animal
Powdery mildew - plant

Question 8

What does a bacteria pathogen cause in plants and animals

Answer 8

Tuberculosis - animal
Crown gall disease - plant

Question 9

What does a virus pathogen cause in plants and animals

Answer 9

Influenza - animal
Tobacco mosaic disease - plant

Question 10

What does a protozoa pathogen cause in plants and animals

Answer 10

Malaria - animal
Coffee phloem neurosis - plant

Question 11

What are non-communicable diseases

Answer 11

They can’t be spread between organisms

Question 12

Causes of non-communicable disease

Answer 12

A poor diet
Obesity
Inheriting a genetic disease
Body processes not operating correctly

Question 13

What is HPV

Answer 13

HPV - causes most forms of cervical cancer. People recover from a HPV infection without long term problems.

Question 14

What is HIV

Answer 14

it causes AIDs which weakens a person’s immune system, making it easier for other microorganisms such as tuberculosis causing bacteria to cause disease.