infection & response

• What type of organisms are fungi?

  Eukaryotic organisms
• Can fungi be unicellular or multicellular?

  both
• What is the structure of multicellular fungi?

  Have long, thread-like structures
• What are the thread-like structures in fungi called?

  Hyphae
• What can hyphae do to human skin?

  Penetrate and spread
• What are the symptoms of Rose Black Spot?

  Black spots on leaves and plants
• How does Rose Black Spot affect the plant?

  Leaves can turn yellow and drop
• Why is it difficult for plants with Rose Black Spot to photosynthesise?

  Leaves drop off
• How is Rose Black Spot spread?

  By water or wind
• What is a treatment for Rose Black Spot?

  Spray with fungicide
• What is another treatment for Rose Black Spot?

  Chop off leaves
• What type of organisms are protists?

  Eukaryotic organisms
• Protists can be…

  Single or Multiple celled
• What is a parasite?

  Lives on or inside other organisms
• How are protists transported?

  By vectors
• What is a vector?

  Live insects but they dont get the disease
• What type of Disease is the Malaria parasite?

  Protist
• What does the Malaria parasite need to survive?

  Needs a host
• Can malaria be recurring?

  Yes
• What is a treatment for Malaria?

  Stop vectors from spreading the protists
• What is a method to stop vectors from spreading protists?

  Destroy mosquito breeding sites
• What is another method to stop vectors from spreading protists?

  Kill them
• What can be used as malaria treatment?

  Mosquito nets or repellant
• What 2 categories can drugs be split into?

  Relieve the symptoms & Treat the Disease
• What can be used to relieve symptom?

  Aspirin and Paracetamol
• What can be used to treat disease?

  Antibiotics
• True of False? Aspirin kills the Disease

  False
• What happens if a bacteria becomes antibiotic resistant?

  Can’t use the same antibiotics
• What is inside vaccinations?

  Weak Pathogens
• State 3 Pros for Vaccinations

  Protection from disease

  Prevent outbreaks

  Control common diseases
• State 2 cons for vaccinations

  Don’t always work

  Can get Bad reactions
• True or False? Bacteria reproduce by themselves?

  True
• Name 2 examples of bacterial diseases

  Salmonella & Gonorrhea
• what are the effects of salmonella?

  Fever

  Stomach cramps

  Diarrhoea

  Vomiting
• What causes salmonella?

  eating animals that had the disease when it was alive
• How do you get Gonorrhoea?

  By unprotected sex
• What are the symptoms of Gonorrhoea?

  Yellow/Green Discharge

  Pain when Urinating
• 2 ways to prevent Gonorrhoea0

  Avoiding unsafe sex

  Use contraceptions
• What is the treatment like for Gonorrhoea?

  Strains become resistant to penicillin so we have to use more rare & expensive antibiotics