AQA Biology Unit 1

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What diet factors release energy?
Carbohydrates, proteins and fats
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Without which two diet factors will a person develop a deficiency disease?
Vitamins and minerals
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Which is untrue?
Men generally have lower metabolic rates because they have a higher proportion of muscle to fat than women
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What is 'good cholesterol' used for?
For cell membranes and to make vital substances
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What is a pathogen?
A microorganisim that causes disease
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When bacteria and viruses enter the body they rapidly ................... Which word fills the missing gap?
Reproduce
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Which is correct?
Semmelweiss discovered (before bacteria and viruses had been discovered) that infection could travel from person to person in a hospital.
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White blood cells produce .................. to target a specific bacterium's ............... .
Antibodies, antigens
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Who discovered Penicillin and when?
Fleming, 1928
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Why are viruses difficult to kill?
They take over the body's cells and treatment could damage the body (in an effort to kill the viruses)
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At what temperature are cultures of bacteria incubated at?
25 degrees in schools, 35 degrees in industry
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What is the culture medium used called (when growing bacterium)?
Agar jelly
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Which refers to a disease that spreads within a country?
Epidemic
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Which is true?
Some pathogens, particularly viruses, can mutate resulting in a new form called a mutation which few people are immune to.
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Do viruses have regular or irregular shapes?
Regular
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Each virus is a different shape. It's shape simply depends on it's function... True or false?
False
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Generally, why didn't Semmelweis' fellow doctors believe his theory?
Bacteria and viruses had never been seen
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What is 'good cholesterol' used for?

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