Disease and Defense Vocabulary

What is any change, other than an injury, that disrupts the normal functions of the body?

• Disease

• Pathogen

• Virus

• Bacteria

What is a disease causing agent?

• Disease

• Pathogen

• Virus

• Bacteria

What is particle made up of nucleic acid, protein, and in some cases lipids that can replicate only by infecting living cells?

• Disease

• Pathogen

• Virus

• Bacteria

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

What is a domain of unicellular prokaryotes that have cell walls containing peptidoglycan? They sometimes cause disease in species.

• Disease

• Pathogen

• Virus

• Bacteria

What is a white blood cell that destroys pathogens by engulfing them and breaking them down?

• Vector

• Bacteria

• Virus

• Phagocyte

What is a compound that blocks the growth and reproduction of bacteria?

• Immunization

• Antibiotic

• Vector

• Germ Theory

What is an idea that infectious diseases are caused by microorganisms or bacteria?

• Immunization

• Antibiotic

• Vector

• Germ Theory

What is a vaccination that helps develop active immunity?

• Immunization

• Antibiotic

• Vector

• Germ Theory

What is the ability of the body to resist a specific pathogen?

• Immunity

• Inflammatory Response

• Antigen

• Humoral Immunity

What is the non specific defense reaction to tissue damage caused by injury or infection? This leads to swelling and increased blood flow.

• Immunity

• Inflammatory Response

• Antigen

• Humoral Immunity