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Cells to Organisms
Unit 3 Review Part I (Infectious Disease & Cell Theory)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a disease that is passed from one organism to another? | Infectious disease |
| What is a widespread infectious disease called? | Epidemic |
| What is an organism (typically not human) that spreads disease-causing microbes from one host to another without getting sick itself? | Vector |
| What separates and restricts the movement of people who were exposed to a contagious disease to see if they become sick? | Quarantine |
| What type of microbe is the Bubonic Plague? | bacteria (Yersinia pestis) |
| What was the vector of the Bubonic Plague? | Flea |
| What is an infected organism (often human) that carries and transmits a disease without exhibiting symptoms of that disease? | Carrier |
| What type of microbe causes Typhoid Fever? | bacteria (Salmonella typhi) |
| What is the smallest structural unit that makes up all living organisms? | Cell |
| What is the name for a microscopic cellular organism or a virus? | Microbe |
| What technology was essential for the development of cell theory? | microscope |
| Who coined the term cell to describe cork tissue? | Hooke |
| Who was one of the first to see & describe microscopic living things? | Leeuwenhoek |
| Who observed that plants are made of cells? | Schleiden |
| Who observed that animals are made of cells? | Schwann |
| Who proved that living organisms grow from other living organisms and discovered heat can kill microbes that cause food to spoil? | Pasteur |
| What is the theory that microbes can cause infectious diseases? | The germ theory |
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