Pathogens Song

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• published: 22 Apr 2012
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Here is a song I created to help my 6th grade students study. I hope you enjoy. These are pathogens, can be in humans All of these germs they can harm you Bacteria's toxins, they can cause illness Viruses need to live in you Yeah a, a bacteria has no nucleus Prokaryote it will be They're spiral, rod-like, spherical They come in three basic shapes Can live in extreme environments Archaebacteria is why And if it everywhere else Then it's from eubacteria Asexual reproduction Binary fission But some will combine Some with conjunction They have basic needs Food, energy, and survival techniques These are pathogens, can be in humans All of these germs they can harm you Bacteria's toxins, they can cause illness Viruses need to live in you Bacteria many kinds do exist Spherical, rod-like, and spiral shaped Viruses invade cells then kill it Without body defenses you'd be sick Oh, viruses they are non-living Invade reproduce in cells And measured in nanometers Because they are so very small Can be round, brick-like, or bullet Bacteriophage is complex This robot-like virus infects Bacteria, yes it will eat Once virus is inside Taking over cell Cell will then produce Virus' material Active happens now Hidden lies inside waits then comes alive These are pathogens, can be in humans All of these germs they can harm you Bacteria's toxins, they can cause illness Viruses need to live in you Bacteria many kinds do exist Spherical, rod-like, and spiral shaped Viruses invade cells then kill it Without body defenses you'd be sick Now these are pathogens Man, body defense Skin be all wrappin' 'round your body Germ barrier it's formin' And then the nose, the germs are trapping From the hair and mucus Now when you see free, it's eyelids Keeping the germs out of your eyes they're helping Cleaning for your eyes they tear up Or whatever you call it Switch to the ears in the canal Germs, the wax will grab it Stomach killin' germs in food The hydrochloric acid Swish, in your mouth and in your throat Tonsils and adenoids they be killin' em a lot So we've talked 'bout who see at the top But now we look inside to find the germ destroyers Spleen fighting, white blood cells indoors Moving through the blood killin' germs is what they're for Monocytes on the hunt engulf and trap Lymphocytes comin' from lymph nodes These are pathogens, can be in humans All of these germs they can harm you Bacteria's toxins, they can cause illness Viruses need to live in you Bacteria many kinds do exist Spherical, rod-like, and spiral shaped Viruses invade cells then kill it Without body defenses you'd be sick Now these are pathogens