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Biology Microbiology
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the properties of life? | Movement, Respiration, Sensitivity, Nutrition, Excretion, Reproduction, Growth |
| What are the kingdoms of life? | Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia |
| Define Prokaryotes | Single-celled, no nucleus, very small |
| Define Eukaryotes | Single or Multicellular, nucleus, larger and complex |
| Define a virus | Acellular, Neither Autotrophic nor Heterotrophic, no cell wall |
| What is HIV? | A virus that attacks the CD4+ immune cells of the human body, making the host vulnerable to more infections |
| What can HIV lead to? | Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome |
| Define bacteria | Single-celled, prokaryote, cell wall called peptidoglycan. |
| What are pathogens? | Bacteria that cause disease |
| What is Tuberculosis? | A bacterial disease that primarily affects the lungs, though it can spread to other parts of the body. |
| Define Protista | Single or Multicellular, eukaryotes, varied cell walls |
| Types of Protista | Animal-like, Plant-like, Fungi-like |
| What is Malaria? | It is a disease caused by plasmodium and transferred by mosquitoes |