Cells And Disease Vocab Flashcards
(28 cards)
What are not living organisms?
Viruses
Is bacteria living?
Yes
What is the smallest part of any organism?
Cells
What is the key component of a cell as it controls what can come into and out of a cell?
Cell membrane
A scientist who studies health and disease
Epidemiologist
If a person is infected with a bacterial disease the doctors prescribe
Antibiotics
To prevent sickness from a virus, the doctors will give you
A vaccination
An animal that carries an infectious disease from person to person is called
A carrier?
What states that all living things are made up of cells?
The cell theory
The breakdown in the structure or function of an organism is considered
A vector
When a disease is capable of being transmitted form person to person, with or without contact, it is considered to be
An infectious disease
The _________ of the cell is a gooey substance that holds all of the organelles in place
Cytoplasm
If a person is a _______ of a disease, they will not show any symptoms but can pass the disease onto others
Carrier
Unicellular organisms called ________ do not form tissue like plant and animal cells, but they do have a nucleus in their cell unlike bacteria and viruses
Protists
One of the most important ________ within a plant and animal cell is the _________ which controls which controls the entire cell as it stores the DNA of the cell
Organelles
Nucleus
The battery of the cell where the energy is generated, is call the __________ and can be found in both plant and animal cell.
Mitochondria
Name 5 Characteristics of viruses
- non living
- vaccines
- no cells
- very small
- systemic (multiplies)
Name 6 characteristics of bacteria
- antibiotics
- living
- unicellular
- larger
- splits into 2
- infects one area of the body
What is a vector?
The breakdown in the structure or function of an organism
What is cytoplasm?
The gooey substance that holds organelles in place.
What is an organelle?
Unique structures inside of cells that have specific jobs to carry out.
Many people feel as though people infected with dangerous diseases should be under _________ to prevent the disease from spreading
Quarantine
What are protists?
Unicellular organisms
Do bacteria, viruses, or protists have a nucleus?
Protists
