Viruses
Structure and Function of Bacteria
Bacteria share Genetic Info
Other
Eukaryote vs. Prokaryote
100
The scientific word for viruses that attack bacteria.
What is a bacteriophage?
100
A long tail like structure that pushes the bacteria forward like a outboard motor.
What is flagella?
100
The process by which cells divide.
What is Binary Fission?
100
A scientific word for anything that BEGINS DISEASE.
What is a pathogen?
100
Between Eukaryotes and Prokaryotes, this is the small one.
What is a prokaryote?
200
All viruses need this in order to reproduce.
What is a Host Cell?
200
Little hairs around the bacteria that help it to stick to things.
What are Pili?
200
The process by which two bacteria join together and share genetic information.
What is conjugation?
200
A Scientific word for a bacteria that makes FOOD for its SELF out of CHEMICALS.
What is a Chemoautotroph?
200
This type of cell has small circles of free floating genetic information in a nucleoid area.
What is a prokaryote?
300
This special kind of virus such as HIV carries reverse transcriptase, which catalyzes DNA from an RNA template
What is a retrovirus?
300
This structure gives bacteria it's shape and keeps it from bursting from osmosis.
What is a cell wall?
300
The process by which bacteria pick up genetic information from dead bacteria in their environment.
What is transformation?
300
The scientific word for a SPIRAL shaped bacteria.
What is spirochete?
300
These types of cells need to have oxygen in order to survive.
What is a Eukaryote?
400
1. Attachment 2. Entry 3. Replication 4. Assembly 5. Lysis and Release
What are the stages of the Lytic Cycle?
400
The protective barrier on the outside of the bacteria that protect it from attack.
What is a capsule?
400
The process by which bacteria receive new genetic information from a virus.
What is transduction?
400
These types of bacteria live in Harsh conditions and are thought to be ANCIENT.
What are Archaebacterium?
400
This type of bacteria do not have any other organelles except for ribosomes.
What are prokaryotes?
500
The type of virus Edward Jenner infected people with in order to protect them from smallpox?
What is cowpox?
500
Small circular rings of genetic information that only carry a few genes.
What are plasmids?
500
Growth of a population that multiplies by a consistent factor over time.
What is exponential growth?
500
This type of poison is not secreted by bacteria, but is found within the bacterial cell wall.
What is an Endotoxin?
500
A Mitochondria would be found in this type of cell.
What is a Eukaryote?
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