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Chapter 12 Flashcards

1
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Who discovered microorganisms?

A

Anton van Leeuwenhook

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2
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3 functions of microorganisms

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Affect daily life
Help fight disease
Used to grow hormones

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3
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Any condition that interferes with the normal functioning of the body

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Disease

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4
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Microscopic living creature

A

Microbe

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5
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Any organism which causes disease

A

Pathogen

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6
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Causes by pathogen

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Infectious disease

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7
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NOT caused by pathogen

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Noninfectious disease

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8
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Communicable

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Contagious

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9
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Noncomminicable

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Not contagious

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10
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Short lasting, severe

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Acute

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11
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Long lasting, not as severe

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Chronic

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12
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3 degenerative diseases

A

Cardiovascular disease
Arteriosclerosis
Osteoporosis

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13
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Arteries slowly hardening

A

Arteriosclerosis

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14
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Weakening of bones

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Osteoporosis

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15
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Immunological diseases

A

Immune system is defective

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16
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Most common immunological disease

A

Allergies

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17
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Allergies

A

Immune system overreacts

Produced histamines

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18
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Autoimmune diseases

A

Body attacks itself

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19
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An autoimmune disease?

A

Rheumatoid arthritis

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20
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Hormonal diseases are caused when

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Endocrine system malfunctions

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21
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Most common hormonal disease

A

Diabetes mellitus

22
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Shows up at birth

A

Congenital

23
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Physical disorder caused by mind

A

Psychosomatic disease

24
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Malnutrition disease

A

Kwashiorkor

25
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Uncontrolled growth of cells

A

Cancer

26
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Causes of cancer

A

Hereditary genetic defects
Poor eating habits
Smoking or drug abuse
Viruses

27
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Benign can become

A

Malignant

28
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Membrane bound nucleus

A

Eukaryotic

Bacterial cell

29
Q

No membrane bound nucleus
Nucleoid and plasmids
Cell wall
Capsule

A

Prokaryotic

Bacterial cell

30
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Bacterial cells

A

Eukaryotic

Prokaryotic

31
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Peptidoglycan

A

Prokaryotic cell wall

32
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Protective outer layer for Prokaryotic

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Capsule

33
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The function of the capsule

A

Protective outer layer for Prokaryotic

34
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Round bacteria

A

Cocci

35
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Rod shaped bacteria

A

Bacilli

36
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Spiral shaped bacteria

A

Spirilla

37
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Staphylococcus aureus

A

Cause staph infection

38
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Streptococcus pneumoniae

A

Causes pneumonia

39
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Streptococcus pyogenes

A

Causes strep throat

40
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Mycobacterium

A

Leprosy and tuberculosis

41
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Food poisoning

A

Escherichia coli – E. coli

42
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Lyme disease

A

Spirilla

43
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“Self-feeder”

A

Autotrophic

44
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“Other feeder”

A

Heterotrophic

45
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One cell splits into two cells

A

Binary fission

46
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Unfavorable conditions for bacteria reproduction

A

Death

Endospore formation

47
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Aerobic

A

Need oxygen

48
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Anaerobic

A

No oxygen

49
Q

Reproductive parasite
Different reproduction
Feed on host cell’s components

A

Rickettsiae

50
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Every infectious disease is caused by a specific germ

A

Germ concept of disease

Louis Pasteur

51
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Structure of a virus

A

Genetic material and a capsule

52
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Replication of a virus

A

“Reproductive parasite”

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