Biology Disease

Disease happens when....

• Cells in the body do not function correctly

• Homeostasis is maintained

• Cells manage to do their job despite difficulties

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What is homeostasis?

• The ability to strengthen bone using stores of calcium found in the liver

• The ability to regenerate limbs by sleeping for long periods of time.

• The ability to maintain a constant internal environment, despite a changing external environment.

• The ability to disrupt blood flow when under physical attack in order to run.

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Disease is defined as...

• A condition where a person sleeps for days at a time

• Fear of medication

• A condition resulting in impaired muscle movement

• A condition that impairs the normal function of an individual

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Infectious diseases are caused by pathogens. Which of the following is an example of a pathogen?

• DNA

• Waste

• Fish

• Bacteria

Which of the following is NOT a way that infectious disease can be spread:

• Coughing

• Poison

• Contaminated objects

• Sneezing

What is an infectious disease?

• Contagious diseases that are caused by an unhealthy diet

• Non-contagious diseases that are caused by poson

• Non-contagious diseases that are caused by pathogens

• Contagious diseases that are caused by pathogens

What is cancer?

• A disease that causes the bones int he body to get holes in them

• A disease that results in an irregular heart beat

• When the body cannot make its own insulin

• A disease that forms when cell growth gets out of control.

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Derek eats a burger. After a couple of hours he feels unwell and gets diarrhoea. It turns out he has gotten food poisoning! What type of disease is food-poisoning?

• Infectious

• Non-infectious

Hay fever is an allergy to certain particles in the environment, like pollen, dust, mould or animals. Is it infectious or non-infectious?

• Infectious

• Non-infectious

Lisa comes home from school with very itchy spots all over her body. He mum thinks she has chickenpox, which is caused by a virus. What type of disease is the chickenpox?

• Infectious

• Non-infectious