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What is a Pandemic? |
Prevalent over a whole country or the world |
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Who does a Pandemic effect? |
Everybody overseas who are near the widespread |
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What organization will be notified for a Pandemic? |
WHO - World Health Organization |
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What is an Epidemic? |
Widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community |
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Who does the Epidemic affect? |
People or animals in a country, country, or region. |
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What organization will be notified for an Epidemic? |
NIH - National Institute of Health |
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What is a Prokaryote? |
An organism whose cells lack a nucleus and some other cell structures |
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What is a Eukaryote? |
An organism that has DNA formed of chromosomes which are combined in a dinstinct organism. They are living things. |
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Are Bacteria a Living or Non-living thing? |
Living |
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Are Bacteria Prokaryote or Eukaryote? |
Prokaryote |
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What shapes can Bacteria be? |
- Spirilla - Bacilli - Cocci |
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How are Bacteria prevented? |
With good health care |
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How can Bacteria be treated? |
With Anti-Biotics |
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How do Bacteria reproduce? |
Asexually - Offspring DNA same as parent Sexually - Offspring DNA makeup different from parent |
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What are some examples of bacteria? |
- Spirochaetes - Proteobacteria - Acidobacteria |
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Are Viruses living or non-living? |
Non-living |
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What shapes can Viruses be? |
Cocci or bacilli |
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How can Viruses be prevented? |
With inoculations |
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How can Viruses reproduce? |
They reproduce inside a living cell |
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What are some Examples of Viruses? |
- Malaria - E. Coli - Cancer |
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Are fungus living or non-living? |
Living |
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Are fungus Prokaryote or Eukaryote? |
Eukaryote |
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What shapes can fungus be? |
Hypha |
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How can Fungus be prevented? |
With good hygene |
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How can fungus be treated? |
Antifungal medicine |
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What are some examples of Fungi? |
- Sac fungi - Basidiomycota - Zygomycota - Chytridiomycota |
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Are Parasites living or non-living? |
Living |
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How can Parasites be prevented? |
With good health care and awareness of places that it can be contracted |
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How can Parasites be treated? |
Drugs to get rid of parasites |
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What are some examples of Parasites? |
- Tapeworms - Lice - Pinworms |
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How do some bacteria survive antibiotics? |
They become resistant to the drug either at born or during lifespan |
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Why do doctors suggest that people get the flu vaccine each year? |
Because the flu keeps evolving and changing so we should take measures to prevent them with the vaccination |
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How can we prevent the flu from becoming a pandemic? |
Diminishing or holding it in a small place so it does not spread. |
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What careers are in the Biotechnology field? |
- Agriculture - Genetics - Forensic Investigators |
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What does it mean when crops are virus resistant? |
It means that whenever a virus tries to make a crop it's domain, it could die because the crop is resistant to it and won't cause harm to the crop but to itself. |
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How do we genetically modify organisms? |
We alter it's DNA using many techniques. |
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How can agricultural biotechnology industry have a positive impact on the environment? |
- More food - Less hunger - Increase of profit - Need of less land - Decrease of erosion - Decrease of pesticide use |
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A biotechnology company in your state are using tobacco plants to make proteins for vaccines. Why could this be good for your state? |
This opportunity could be beneficial to my state because the company is using a plant that is used for bad but now using it for good. They demand for tobacco would increase for the need to make many products. |
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Why is a healthy diet important? |
A healthy diet is important because it allows us to live longer, feel better, sleep well, move around more easily, have stronger muscles and bones, be at a healthy weight, and have fun |
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How would smoking tobacco most likely have a negative impact on the ability of an individual to succeed at physical activities? |
It decreases stamina and cardiovascular effeciency |
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What food group provides a short burst of energy: a) Carbohydrates b) Fruits c) Vegetables d) Dairy e) Meat |
b) Fruits |
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Why is protein an important part of a healthy diet? |
It builds bones, muscles, cartilage skin, and blood. They also help release energy and build/repair tissue. |
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Why should you eat vegetables with every meal? |
Because they are low in fat, calories, and reduce blood cholesterol, and reduces risk of getting heart disease. |
