A process of heating food to a temperature that is high enough to kill most harmful bacteria without changing the taste of the food.

Illness. Something that prevents the body from functioning normally.

Microscopic organisms

Disease producing micro-organism

A disease that is spread from one host to another. Contagious.

A disease that is not transmitted from one host to another. Not contagious.

Maintaining clean, germ free conditions

When people can not afford the basic necessities of food, water, healthcare and education.

Causes food poisoning

A process that uses steam to destroy microscopic organisms such as bacteria

Free of pathogens

A disease that spreads through a large population in a large area

A disease that spreads through a small population in a small area

A place where people are isolated so they can not make others sick

Government and other agencies that work together to maintain healthy communities

Injection of a vaccine; introduces an antigen that is used by the body to make antibodies to fight disease.

Proteins released by white blood cells to react and destroy antigens

1st line of defense; skin, hair, mucus

2nd line of defense; puffy eyes/red swollen areas that indicate that blood has rushed to the area carrying white blood cells

3rd line of defense; targets specific pathogens to protect the body

Specialized white blood cells that surround and destroy pathogens

Structure attached to all cells; helps body to identify pathogens

Immunity passed from parents to children

Immunity developed through life by exposure; natural or vaccination

Body's process of developing antibodies

Antibodies introduced into the body to create immunity

Antigen injected into the body; causes the body to make antibodies

Injection of vaccine

Medication sold without a prescription to treat symptoms

Prescription drugs that fight ONLY bacterial infections

Study of how traits are passed from parent to offspring

Found in the the nucleus; contains DNA

Complex molecules that contain genetic information; double helix

Building blocks of inherited traits; combine to form DNA

Passing traits from parents to offspring

Letter combinations used for tracking traits - TT / Tt / tt

Tool used to predict the probability of offspring inheriting certain traits

A type of family tree that shows the history of a trait

Change in genetic information caused by an abnormal gene

Environmental factors that cause mutations

Illness or disease caused by changes to genes tht affect their bility to function normally

Transferring genes from one type of organism to another or changing the genes within an organism

A test that checks the chromosomes and alerts to certain abnormalities

Which of the following is NOT an example of a pathogen?

In Canada, most people die from ____________________.

Which of the following food preservation methods removes moisture from cells and makes pH inhospitable for bacteria growth?

Which of the cells listed above is responsible for producing antibodies?

Clumping of blood cells would be caused by:

The type of blood that is considered to be the universal acceptor is:

The individual units of information found on chromosomes are known as:

Every organism carries ________ sets of information about the same trait (eye color, hair).

The drug commonly used to control allergic reactions is: