__ | 1. | Aerobic | | A. | A bacterium, virus, or microorganism that can cause disease |
__ | 2. | Anaerobic | | B. | Any change that impairs/harms the function of an individual |
__ | 3. | Bacteria | | C. | A disease that is spread from person to person by contact |
__ | 4. | Capsule | | D. | Grow and reproduce in the presence of oxygen |
__ | 5. | Contagious disease | | E. | Single celled micro-organisms with no membrane-bound nucleus |
__ | 6. | Disease | | F. | A non-cellular pathogen |
__ | 7. | Flagella | | G. | Thin appendages that allow bacterium to move |
__ | 8. | Pathogen | | H. | Slimy gelatinous material around some bacterium |
__ | 9. | Vector | | I. | Grow and reproduce in the absence of oxygen |
__ | 10. | Virus | | J. | Animals that carry pathogens from one host to another |
__ | 11. | Antibiotics | | A. | Compound that inhibits the growth or destroys microorganisms |
__ | 12. | Antibodies | | B. | Barrier to infection with no memory of prior infection |
__ | 13. | Antigen | | C. | Production of specialised cells and antibodies |
__ | 14. | Cytokines | | D. | Protein molecules that act as messengers between cells |
__ | 15. | Immunoglobulins | | E. | Chemical substances that the body recognises as alien |
__ | 16. | Interferon | | F. | Secreted by some cells when they are infected by viruses |
__ | 17. | Non-specific immunity | | G. | A material that triggers a response from B and T cells |
__ | 18. | Specific immunity | | H. | Proteins that identify antigens |
__ | 19. | Vaccine | | I. | Contain dead or treated organisms to induce immunity |