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What is the name of the largest of the two bacteria kingdoms?
Eubacteria
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What is the name of the bacterial outer layer made up of gummy carbohydrates?
Capsules
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What did Iwanowski originally think was causing the tobacco leaf disease?
bacteria
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What is the bursting of a cell by the virus called?
Lysis
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What year did the Civil War start?
1861
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What is the name of the type of bacteria that is derived from the Greek word for "ancient"?
Archaebacteria
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What is the name of the area containing bacteria DNA?
Nucleoid region
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What is "virus" the Latin word for?
poison
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What is the name of the activity of a virus with a dormant period called?
Lysogenic Cycle
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The area of a circle is 9pi. What is the circumference?
6pi
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What is the name of the rod-shaped bacteria?
Bacillus
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What is the name of the process bacteria undergo to reproduce?
Binary fusion
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What is the activity of a virulent virus called?
Lytic Cycle
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What is the name of the proteins released by infected cells to warn other cells of the virus?
Interferons
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How many touchdowns did Drew Brees throw in Super Bowl XLIV?
2
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What is the name of a creature that recycles dead matter?
Decomposer organism
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What is the name of the transfer of genetic material through a virus?
Transduction
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What is the ability of a virus to infect cells called?
Virulence
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What is the name of a live vaccine that is altered so that it is not virulent?
Attenuated Vaccines
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What is the current record for hot dogs eaten at Nathan's World Famous Hotdog Eating Contest (the one shown on ESPN every 4th of July)
69
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What is the name of the type of archaebacteria that uses CO2 for respiration?
Methanogens
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What is the name given to heterotrophic bacteria that eats dead matter?
Saprophytic
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What is the membrane like structure found outside the capsid of some viruses?
Envelope
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What is the name of a virus that can infect bacteria?
Bacteriophage
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When Elijah first shows up in the Bible who is the king he prophesies to?
King Ahab