Archaea
Which domain do archaea belong to
Archaea
Name the part of a bacteria cell that helps it move
Flagellum
Since viruses are not made of cells, they must infect this type of cell to replicate itself
host cell
A virus contains which kind of nucleic acid?
RNA or DNA, never both
Archaea act as ____________________ in extreme environments that break down organic material.
decomposers
Name the protein that protects the cell wall and also affects gram staining
peptidoglycan
Viruses have a lipid bilayer envelope studded with
proteins
A unicellular cell without a nucleus and other membrane bound organelles is called
prokaryote
The type of archaea that live in the acidic hot springs of Yellowstone
Acidophiles
Name the structure around the outside of the cell that keeps it from drying out
capsule
Name the cycle that a virus causes a rapid infection that destroys the host cells
lytic cycle
This word means to "burst open"
Lyse
The types of archaea that live in extremely hot environments
Thermophiles
The bacteria streptococcus will be of what shape?
coccus= circular
An infected cell that keeps copying the virus' genetic material, but remains dormant in the body until the right conditions to activate it, is in this cycle
Lysogenic cycle
A substance that causes disease, whether its a bacteria or virus
Pathogen
The type of archaea that live in extremely salty environments
Halophiles
Staphylobacillus bacteria will be of what shape?
bacillus= rod like
Varicella Zoster can remain dormant in the body until years later to cause _______________________
Shingles
Most bacteria reproduce through
Binary Fission