Biology Keywords. 0.0 / 5 ? BiologyHealthy livingGCSEAQA Created by: Gbarritt2Created on: 31-01-16 11:40 Metabolism. All the chemical reactions going on in the cells. 1 of 23 Metabolic Rate. How quickly all the reactions are going on in cells. 2 of 23 Balanced Diet. Diet that has the right amount of proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, water and fiber, and gives you enough energy. 3 of 23 Deficiency Disease. Disease caused by not eating enough of a particular nutrient, e.g. Scurvy from too little vitamin C 4 of 23 Obese. Being very overweight. 5 of 23 Statins. Medicinal drugs that reduce the amount of cholesterol made by the body. 6 of 23 Microorganism. Small organisms, seen under a microscope e.g. bacteria and viruses. 7 of 23 Pathogen. A microorganism that can cause an infection an infectious disease. 8 of 23 Virus. Very infectious pathogen. Can only reproduce inside a host cell. 9 of 23 Painkiller. Dug that stops you feeling pain e.g. paracetamol. 10 of 23 Antibiotic. Chemical, usually made by fungi or bacteria that can be used as medicine to kill other fungi or bacteria. 11 of 23 Antibiotic Resistance. The ability some bacteria develop meaning that an antibiotic will not kill them anymore. 12 of 23 Immune System. Your body's system that fights infections involving white blood cells and antibodies. 13 of 23 Antibody. Special protein in the body that can bind to a particular antigen and destroy a particular pathogen. 14 of 23 Antigen. Special protein on the surface of pathogenic cells. Bind matching antibodies during the immune response. 15 of 23 Epidemic. Sudden outbreak of a disease that affects many people within a country. 16 of 23 Pandemic. Epidemic that sweeps across continents or the whole world. 17 of 23 Natural selection. The survival of organisms better adapted to their environment. 18 of 23 Immunity. After you have made antibodies to a pathogen, you are able to fight off the pathogen in future without getting ill. 19 of 23 Immunisation. Medical procedure that involves injecting dead or inactive pathogens into a patient to stimulate the body to create antibodies. 20 of 23 Symptoms. How you feel when you have a disease e.g. headache nausea. 21 of 23 Toxin. Poison. Can often be the reason why someone feels sick. 22 of 23 Bacteria. Single celled microorganism. They do not have DNA enclosed inside a nucleus or a nucleus at all. 23 of 23
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