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| Name two ways the bacteria are beneficial |
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-used in digestion
-can add flavor to food |
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| Name two bacterial diseases |
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-Pneumonia
-Whooping Cough |
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| Why is it important for doctors to identify whether a person has a bacterial disease or a viral disease before treating them? |
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| -Because antibiotics only work against bacteria, not viruses |
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| Why aren't antibiotics, like penicillin, effective against viruses? |
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| -Because antibiotics only fight bacteria |
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| Who discovered penicillin, an antibiotic commonly used to fight bacterial illnesses? |
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| Name 2 actions that people can take to help protect themselves from bacterial or viral diseases? |
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-Washing their hands
-Getting immunized |
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| A _________ is produced using weakened or dead viruses and is used to train your immune system to recognize future threats. |
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| Give two pieces of evidence supporting the idea that bacteria are alive |
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-They hold DNA
-They reproduce |
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| Give 2 pieces of evidence supporting the idea that viruses are not living. |
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-They cannot reproduce without a host cell
-They cannot control their movement |
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| Where are bacteria found? |
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-In the human body
-In the sink
-In the bathroom
-On sponges
-On water fountains
(ANY WARM, MOIST, ENVIORMENT) |
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Bacteria and viruses reproduce and spread...
A. slowly
B. at an average speed
C. quickly |
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| What invention in the 1930's led to a better understanding of bacteria and viruses? |
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