Bacterial diseases (AQA GCSE Biology Combined Science): Quizzes
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What type of organisms are bacteria?
What type of organisms are bacteria?
Prokaryotic organisms
Where is DNA located in prokaryotic cells like bacteria?
Where is DNA located in prokaryotic cells like bacteria?
Freely floating in the cytoplasm
What are plasmids in bacterial cells?
What are plasmids in bacterial cells?
Small rings of extra DNA
How does the size of bacteria compare to viruses?
How does the size of bacteria compare to viruses?
Bacteria are bigger than viruses
How do some bacteria make you feel ill?
How do some bacteria make you feel ill?
They produce toxins that damage tissues
How does salmonella food poisoning spread?
How does salmonella food poisoning spread?
Eating contaminated food
Which is a symptom of salmonella food poisoning?
Which is a symptom of salmonella food poisoning?
Diarrhoea
How does gonorrhoea spread?
How does gonorrhoea spread?
Through sexual contact
What problem is making bacterial infections harder to treat?
What problem is making bacterial infections harder to treat?
Bacteria becoming resistant to antibiotics
Who discovered that handwashing reduced infections between patients?
Who discovered that handwashing reduced infections between patients?
Ignaz Semmelweis