B2 Revision
Antibiotics questions
Select the best definition for each word.
antibiotic
a medical drug that is harmful to bacteria or fungi but not viruses
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a weakened or dead form of an organism given to build up immunity
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a protein made by white blood cells to kill invading microorganisms
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a specific substance on a microorganisms surface
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antigen
a genetic difference that allows a microorganism to survive an antibiotic
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a weakened or dead form of a microorganism given to build immunity
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a specific substance on a microorganism's surface
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when antibodies are made quickly and in large numbers
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a medical drug that is harmful to bacteria and fungi but not viruses
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antibody
a specific substance on a microorganism's surface
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a protein made by white blood cells to defend the body against microorganisms
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a medical drug that is harmful to bacteria and fungi but not viruses
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a weakened or dead form of a microorganism given to build immunity
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resistance
antibodies are made quickly in response to an infection
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a genetic difference that allows a microorganism to survive an antibiotic
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a specific substance on a microorganism's surface
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a protein is made by white blood cells to defend the body
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immunity
antibodies are made quickly and in large quantities in response to an infection
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a specific substance on a microorganism's surface
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a weakened or dead form of a microorganism given to build immunity
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a genetic difference that allows a microorganism to survive antibiotic treatment
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Cloze Activity
Read the paragraph below and fill in the missing words.
We can kill
and fungi but not viruses using chemicals called
. Over a period of time bacteria and fungi may become
to antibiotics. Random changes (
) in the genes of these microorganisms sometimes lead to new varieties that are less affected by antibiotics. To reduce antibiotic resistance, we should only use antibiotics when needed and always complete the
.