Biol202 week 5 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Week 5: Immunity and Probiotics For this discussion, I chose Activia yogurt. 1. What part of immunity or our immune system might probiotics exert an effect, if any? 2. Explain the proposed mechanism(s) of how probiotics work? 3. Does one have to buy a special brand of the products for it to work? 4. You only chose one of the topics, but what is the common denominator from all of them (it's a microbe)?

BIOL202 Week 5 Project topic submission; Head Lice

Lab 5: Growth of Microorganisms (100 points)  Each question on the lab worksheet must be answered completely, thoroughly, in complete sentences and correctly in order to be considered for full credit  If the question asks you to do research or find a source, a reputable, credible and/or scholarly source citation must be included in order to be considered for full credit  If a math formula is required to arrive to an answer, work must be shown otherwise, no credit will be awarded ...

1. Question: What does the immune system recognize as foreign and is what is also responsible for the induction of the immune response? 2. Question: What enters capillaries and venules and causes vasodilation when an inflammatory response is turned on? 3. Question: What describes how a host defends itself against an invading pathogen? 4. Question: What is excluded in the group of cellular defenses of macrophage? 5. Question: How are antigens described? 6. Question: What cells specialize to ...

Week 5: Immunity and Probiotics For this discussion, I chose Activia yogurt. 1. What part of immunity or our immune system might probiotics exert an effect, if any? 2. Explain the proposed mechanism(s) of how probiotics work? 3. Does one have to buy a special brand of the products for it to work? 4. You only chose one of the topics, but what is the common denominator from all of them (it's a microbe)?