BJU 6th Science - Chapter 15
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
Help!
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| communicable | contagious
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| non communicable | non contagious
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| pathogen | anything that causes a disease
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| vector | insect or animal that carries a pathogen
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| epidemic | when a disease spreads to a large number of people in a short time
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| airborne pathogen | spreads through the air
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| contact | spread by touch
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| food-borne | contamination by food
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| water-borne | contamination by water
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| epidemiologist | scientist who studies cause and spread of disease in communities
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| defensive barrier | helps keep pathogens out of body (like skin)
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| cilia | tiny hair-like projections that line air passages
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| inflammatory response | non-specific defense (swelling, pain, redness)
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| immune response | specific defense (lymph, white blood cells)
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| antibody | special proteins that can destroy pathogens
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| memory cell | white blood cells (WBCs) that remember the "enemy"
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| immunity | special protection against disease
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| vaccine | shot that contains dead or weakened pathogens
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| antibiotic | chemical that can destroy bacteria
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| allergen | anything that causes the immune system to have an allergic reaction
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| autoimmune disease | when immune system attacks own healthy cells
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Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
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