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Biol100 Exam 2 – Questions With Complete Solutions
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Biol100 Exam 2 – Questions With CompleteSolutions
What is innate immunity? ✔️Ans - Immediate response of the body
through external barriers and white blood cells.
What are the components of innate immunity? ✔️Ans - External barriers
and white blood cells.
What is adaptive immunity? ✔️Ans - Specific response of the body
through inflammatory response, lymphatic system, and white blood cells
producing antibodies.
What are the components of adaptive immunity? ✔️Ans - Inflammatory
response, lymphatic system, and white blood cells producing antibodies.
What is the role of white blood cells in innate immunity? ✔️Ans - They
directly interact with pathogens.
What is the role of white blood cells in adaptive immunity? ✔️Ans - They
produce antibodies that target specific pathogens.
What is an infection? ✔️Ans - Disease caused by a pathogen invading
tissues.
Why are there so many things that infect us? ✔️Ans - Various pathogens
can cause illness.
If I get vaccinated for the flu one year, why do I have to get vaccinated the
next? ✔️Ans - Flu viruses change, requiring updated vaccines.
Are symptoms different than infections? ✔️Ans - Symptoms are the
manifestation of an infection.
What is a pathogen? ✔️Ans - Bacterium, virus, or microorganism that
causes disease.
,What are the types of pathogens? ✔️Ans - Bacteria, fungi, viruses,
parasites, and prions.
What are examples of bacterial pathogens? ✔️Ans - Salmonella, anthrax,
Staphylococcus, E. coli.
What are examples of viral pathogens? ✔️Ans - HIV, coronavirus,
influenza virus.
What are examples of fungal pathogens? ✔️Ans - Thrush.
What are examples of parasitic pathogens? ✔️Ans - Malaria, amoebiasis,
giardiasis.
What are examples of macro-parasites? ✔️Ans - Pinworm infection, dog
heartworm.
What are examples of protozoan pathogens? ✔️Ans - Toxoplasmosis,
trichomoniasis, Chagas disease.
What are examples of prion diseases? ✔️Ans - Mad cow disease,
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD).
How are bacterial infections treated? ✔️Ans - Antibiotics are used to treat
bacterial infections.
How are fungal infections treated? ✔️Ans - Antifungal medications are
used to treat fungal infections.
How are viral infections treated? ✔️Ans - Vaccinations and antiviral
medications are used to treat viral infections.
How are parasitic infections treated? ✔️Ans - Antiparasitic medications
are used to treat parasitic infections.
How are prion diseases prevented? ✔️Ans - Prevention measures are
taken to avoid exposure to prions.
, What is the life history of bacteria? ✔️Ans - Prokaryotes, can cause latent
TB infection, treated with antibiotics and vaccinations.
What is the life history of fungi? ✔️Ans - Eukaryotic, can cause thrush,
treated with antifungal medications.
What is the life history of viruses? ✔️Ans - Subdivided based on DNA or
RNA genomes, treated with vaccinations and antivirals.
What is the life history of parasites? ✔️Ans - Eukaryotes, can cause
various diseases, treated with antiparasitic medications.
What are algae? ✔️Ans - Rare eukaryotes.
What are the types of pathogens? ✔️Ans - Bacteria, fungi, viruses,
parasites, prions.
What are bacteria? ✔️Ans - Prokaryotes with gram +/- classification, can
cause latent TB infection.
What are fungi? ✔️Ans - Eukaryotic organisms, can cause thrush.
What are viruses? ✔️Ans - Subdivided based on type of DNA or RNA
genomes, can be prevented with vaccinations and treated with antivirals.
What are parasites? ✔️Ans - Eukaryotes, can cause various diseases.
What are parasitic worms or macro-parasites? ✔️Ans - Eukaryotes,
examples include pinworm infection and dog heartworm, can be treated with
antinematodes.
What are protozoans? ✔️Ans - Eukaryotes, examples include malaria,
amoebiasis, giardiasis, toxoplasmosis, cryptosporidiosis, trichomoniasis,
Chagas disease, leishmaniasis, sleeping sickness, Acanthamoeba keratitis, and
primary amoebic meningoencephalitis, can be treated with antiparasitics,
anticestodes, antiprotozoals, and antiamoebics.
What are prions? ✔️Ans - Misfolded proteins, examples include mad cow
disease and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), can be prevented.
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