Organsims - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Definition of immunity correct answer: resistance to disease Causes of immune deficiency correct answer: AIDS, newborns, elderly, leukemia, lymphoma, chemotherapy, radiation therapy nonspecific immunity (natural, innate) correct answer: the first line of defense. Many microorganisms are not able to pass through this defense system and initiate an infection specific immunity (adaptive, acquired) correct answer: defense unique for each microbe immunologic memory is established by _...

Atmosphere - Answer-A mixture of gases that surrounds the planet. carbon - Answer-An essential element used for life processes. volcanism - Answer-Can cause global cooling with effects in atmosphere biogeochemical - Answer-The flow of chemical elements and compounds carbon cycle - Answer-cycle in which carbon moves through Earth's four spheres. biosphere - Answer-Part of the Earth where life exists. geosphere - Answer-The mostly solid rocky part of Earth extends from the cen...

Who discovered the first antibiotic? - Alexander Fleming in 1928 What is the leading cause of antibiotic resistance? - Excessive and inappropriate use of antibiotic agents. What are risk factors for having a drug-resistant pathogen? - The leading risk factors include recent use of antibiotics, age younger than 2 or older than 65, day-care center attendance, exposure to young children, multiple medical comorbidities, recent hospitalization, and immunosuppression. How many antibiotic classes...

NWHSU Microbiology Midterm Exam Questions Correct Answers Current Update (A+ Pass) 1. Which are cellular etiologic agents of infectious disease? - Answers - "Eukaryotes (fungi, parasites) and prokaryotes (bacteria)" 2. Which are a-cellular etiologic agents of infectious disease? - Answers - "Viruses, virons, and prions" 3. Which groups of microorganisms are eukaryotic/prokaryotic? - Answers - "a) Eukaryotic: Protista -> Plantae, fungi, animalia b) Prokaryotic: Prokaryo...

AICE Marine Science AS Level Exam Review Paper 1, 2 scientific method 1. for valid experiments, data should be collected numerous times (the more times, the more accurate) 2. only one variable (independent) should be changed in an experiment. All others should be controlled. The deponent variable is dependent upon what you changed-it will be what you are measuring in n experiment 3. quantitative results- numbers (qualitative=descriptive words) outlining/designing an experiment -sta...

Clinical Immunology and Serology Exam 1 With Verified Correct Answers Definition of immunity - ANS resistance to disease Causes of immune deficiency - ANS AIDS, newborns, elderly, leukemia, lymphoma, chemotherapy, radiation therapy nonspecific immunity (natural, innate) - ANS the first line of defense. Many microorganisms are not able to pass through this defense system and initiate an infection specific immunity (adaptive, acquired) - ANS defense unique for each microbe immunologic...

What is an ecosystem? - correct answer a system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their physical environment How does an ecosystem differ from a community? - correct answer community is made up of all the individual animal species living in an area An ecosystem is all the individual species plus all abiotic factors with which they interact What do ecosystem ecologists st...

CSMLS Exam Questions And Answers 100% Pass What molecule is responsible for HOW living organsims synthesize energy?` - answerDNA What are the 2 divisions of metabolism? - answerCatabolism and Anabolism What is the function of ATP? - answerStores energy for metabolism What are the four phases of a bacterial growth curve? - answerLag, Exponential, Stationary and Death Define Sterilization - answerThe destruction of all microbial life Define Disinfection - answerThe destruction of microbial ...

4 things which effect density - B: birth I: Immigration D: death E: emigration 4 types of ecology - - population - organism - community - ecosystem ecosystem ecology - energy flow between organisms community ecology - interactions among species organism ecology - how organsims structure and behavior meet environmental challenges population ecology - factors of how many individuals of a species live in an area reasons why a species may be absent from an area (4) - 1. dis...

4 things which effect density - B: birth I: Immigration D: death E: emigration 4 types of ecology - - population - organism - community - ecosystem ecosystem ecology - energy flow between organisms community ecology - interactions among species organism ecology - how organsims structure and behavior meet environmental challenges population ecology - factors of how many individuals of a species live in an area reasons why a species may be absent from an area (4) - 1. dis...