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| Bacteria, fungi and viruses |
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| three types of microorganisms |
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| how microorganisms undergo rapid growth |
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| microbes which cause disease |
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| Food, water, warm temperature and a suitable pH |
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| Four factors that the growth of microbes depends on |
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| techniques used to prevent contamination when growing microbes |
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| the variable deliberately change in an investigation |
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| the variable measured as the results in an investigation |
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| Temperature range for best growth of microorganisms |
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| Handwashing & covering mouth / nose when coughing or sneezing |
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| Ways to prevent the spread of disease from one person to another |
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| barriers to infection, such as skin, stomach acid and mucus |
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| First line of defence against infection that covers almost the whole body |
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| First line of defence against infection that can kill pathogens in food and drink |
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| First line of defence against infection that can prevent pathogens getting into the body from the nose |
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| general name for blood cells which are part of the immune system |
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| blood cells which engulf pathogens |
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| blood cells which produce antibodies |
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| injecting a weak form of the disease in order to prevent a more dangerous form harming the patient. |
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| Cream containing chemicals which prevent the growth of fungi |
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| the variable which is changed in an investigation |
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| the variable which is measured in an investigation |
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| an experiment used to compare the experimental results with, does not include the factor thought to cause the experimental results |
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| Filtration, Boiling, chemical Sterilisation |
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| methods to control the growth of microbes in water |
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| Decomposition & digestion |
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| Help in the digestion of food |
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| Add up a list of numbers to get a total and divide the total by how many numbers were on the list |
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| Percentage change calculation |
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| Calculate the change in a value (difference between start and end number), didvde the change by the start number, multiply by 100 |
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| made when bacteria convert lactose in milk into lactic acid |
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