A tail-like structure that bacteria use to propel a itself forward
What is flagella
These are cells who DO contain a nucleus
What is a eukaryote
T/F Viruses are larger than bacteria
what is false
When a contagious disease moves to many geographic areas
What is a pandemic
Any bacteria, virus or other microorganism that can make you sick.
What is a pathogen
The two ways bacteria reproduce are...
Conjugation and Binary Fission
A living thing that provides a source of energy for a virus.
What is a host.
Name two positive uses of viruses.
What is gene therapy and pest control.
A simple cell that lacks a nucleus
What is a prokaryote
What are two common shapes of bacteria
What are rod shaped or round (sphere) shaped
A virus is a living organism
True or False
FALSE,
but it sometimes acts like a living thing
The structure of viruses
What are protein coat and genetic material(DNA/RNA)
The outer envelope of a virus that has attached protein.
What viral envelope.
What are some ways that infectious diseases spread
through contact with an infected person (air), a contaminated object (food), contaminated liquids, an infected animal(vector), or sexual activity
Bacterial reproduction that is asexual in nature and happens when it splits in half and now there are two bacteria cells.
What is Binary Fission.
This is how we treat bacterial infections
What is an antibiotic.
The best treatment or prevention for a virus.
What is a vaccine.
A vaccine gives a person a weakened or dead form of a virus so your body can produce these.
What are antibodies
The sexual way bacteria reproduce where they exchange genetic material between them - they are "connected"
What is conjugation
Name three different bacterial infections
Strep throat, chlamydia, gonorrhea, ear infection, sinus infection, e.coli...
Which is larger, a bacteria or a virus
A bacteria
Corona, influenza, flu, chicken pox, HIV
Bacteria can be helpful in many ways. Name three positive uses.
What is production of foods like yogurt and cheese, digestion, environmental cleanup, decomposition, fertilization