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a short, thick structure that allows a bacterium to attach to another bacterium

pili

100

Tuberculosis; dental cavities; strep throat; acne; anthrax; bubonic plague; etc.

bacterial diseases


100

Viral DNA that is inserted into the chromosome of the cell that has been attacked by a virus during the lysogenic cycle

provirus

100

a protein coat that surrounds the nucleic acid core in a virus

capsid

100

Viral replication that results in the killing of the cell that the virus attacks

lytic cycle

100

Bacteria are prokaryotes; eukaryote cells are larger; bacteria are single cells; bacterial cells circular; bacteria reproduce by binary fission

bacteria different eukaryotes

200

Thick-wall around bacterial chromosomes that protect them from harsh conditions

endospore

200

Photosynthetic bacteria; chemoautotrophs; heterotrophic bacteria

ways to get energy


200

Protective gel-like layer outside the cell wall and membrane that helps protect bacteria from the immune system

capsule

200

Process in which two organisms exchange genetic material

conjugation

200

Describes a process that requires oxygen

aerobic

200

Process food; make medicines; mining; clean up oil spills  

uses of bacteria

300

a protein to which carbohydrate molecules are attached

glycoprotein


300

Viral replication is when a virus's DNA is copied as a provirus without destroying the cell

lysogenic cycle

300

Chemical that interfere with life processes in bacteria

antibiotic

300

a membrane like layer that covers the protein coat (capsid) of some viruses

envelope

300

Small pox; chicken pox; hepatitis; influenza; polio; common cold; mumps; etc.

viral diseases

300

______________ are the principal decomposers (break down the cells of dead organisms)  of the living world

heterotrophic bacteria

400

Cells that do not have a nucleus

prokaryotic

400

A virus, microorganism, or other substance that causes disease

pathogen

400

a nonliving particle made up of a nucleic acid and a protein coat; it can infect and destroy a cell 


virus

400

Cells that have a nucleus

eukaryotic

400

a bacterium that is shaped like a spiral

spirillum

400

Describes a process that does not require oxygen

anaerobic

500

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome

AIDS


500

When bacteria aren’t killed by antibiotics because of a mutation that allows to survive

antibiotic resistance

500

a virus that infects bacteria

bacteriophage

500

Do not metabolize; do not reproduce; no homeostasis

viruses not alive

500

Deliberate exposure of people to biological toxins or pathogens

biowarfare

500

a bacterium that is shaped like a rod

bacillus


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