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Bacteria don't eat but they produce their food by the use of light through photosynthesis or the use of chemical substances for energy, chemosynthesis.
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∙ 15y agoThey do not eat blood cells! Where did you get that idea? They reproduce by entering blood cells and then entering one after another.
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What blood cells engulfing eating disease causing bacteria is an example of what?
White blood cells engulfing and destroying disease-causing bacteria is an example of immunity.
What fights bacteria that enters the body?
White Blood Cells (WBC) ;D
Which organisms have cells without nuclei?
I think all animals have at least some cells with nuclei. But for sure, red blood cells do not have a nucleus. That's why when people test for DNA from blood they have isolate the red and white blood cells.
Why do bacteria-fighting cells travel to a cut even though there is a blood clot there?
A blood clot forms over a cut to stop bleeding and to keep bacteria from entering the wound. Bacteria-fighting cells then come to the area to kill bacteria.
What component of blood engulfs and destroys bacteria?
White Blood Cells
What blood cells kills bacteria?
You Must mean White blood cells. White blood cells kill bacteria by first engulfing them, this process i believe is called phagocytocis. They literally eat the bacteria and digest it.
How do white blood cells fight bacteria?
they eat them
How do white blood cells eat?
by engulfing the bacteria
Do white blood cells eat or repel bacteria?
For the most part, they "repel infection", but eat bacteria in doing so.
What do lysosomes do in white blood that cells eat bacteria?
lyse=to break lysosome is an enzyme present in white blood cells or in leucocytes which break the cell wall of bacteria
What do white blood cells do when an infection occur?
because white blood cells are cells that keep your body healthy they eat up all the bacteria in your body so they get bigger and form more to help eat all the bacteria because there is more bacteria in your body when you are sick
What is it called when white blood cells eat bacteria?
they "engulf" the bacteria
What product of the immune system attaches to bacteria making them easier to eat by white blood cells?
antibody
What can bacteria do that viruses cannot?
Bacteria can attack and kill cells. White blood cells can kill bacteria.
What do white blood cells do to bacteria?
White blood cells eat bacteria because without white blood cells bacteria would be in our body all the time and we would always be poorly. Also the scientific term for eating when on the subject of white blood cells is engulf, therefore when you mention this word in your work or in a assessment you may get extra marks. Back to the origional question why do white blood cells eat bacteria, i believe that i was god who made us an programmed our boy to do intresting functions to prevent us from becomiong ill.
Do white blood cells eat the invaders?
your white and red blood cells work to keep you healthy. for example you got a cut then your red and white blood cells would swarm to that area and try their hardest to get rid of bacteria and other harmful things. So yes, white blood cells do eat invaders although I'm not sure that eat is the technical term.
Do white blood cells clean themselves after attacking bacteria?
No. They just "eat" them just as you would if you ate a sandwich.
