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What do microbes produce to kill other microbes?

Microbes can produce compounds such as antibiotics, bacteriocins, and enzymes that help them kill other microbes. These substances are often used as defense mechanisms to compete for resources and survive in their environment.


What is One way white blood cells protect the body from foreign microbes?

antibodies


What household products are related to microbes?

Household products related to microbes include disinfectants, household cleaners, probiotics, and antimicrobial textiles. Disinfectants and cleaners are used to kill harmful microbes, while probiotics contain beneficial microbes for health. Antimicrobial textiles are designed to inhibit the growth of microbes on surfaces.


How Do antibodies kill microbes inside the human body?

Antibodies (also called Immunoglobulins (Ig)) are special proteins. They are found in the blood or other body fluids of vertebrates. The immune system uses antibodies to identify foreign objects, such as bacteria and viruses. These objects are then neutralized, so that they can no longer cause problems and diseases.When the antibody finds the germ it's after, it "knows" because of its special antigen. If the antibody can insert its antigen into the germ, it will go to work either destroying it by blocking it from "germ food" (cells), or calling white blood cells to eat it, thereby killing whatever it was after.


What is The binding of complement proteins to certain sugars or proteins on a foreign Cell's surface?

Opsonization is the process where complement proteins bind to sugars or proteins on a foreign cell's surface, which marks the cell for destruction by phagocytic cells like macrophages and neutrophils. This process enhances the immune response against the foreign cell, helping to eliminate it from the body.