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Bacteria
Bacteria's role in the world
Viruses
Vocab
Misc.
100
How many cells do bacteria have?
What is one
100
Medicines used to kill bacteria
What are antibiotics
100
True or false, viruses are cells?
What is false
100
A microscopic particle that invades a cell.
What is a virus
100
The nickname of John Malkovich's character in the 1997 movie "Con Air"
What is Cyrus the Virus
200
Bacteria have no nuclei, true or false?
What is true
200
Genes from this type of animal were used to produce the first genetically modified bacteria
What is a frog
200
An organism that supports a parasite
What is a host
200
Type of bacteria that cause diseases
What is a pathogenic bacteria
200
What musical instrument is played by striking two rows of bars with hammers?
What is the xylophone
300
This type of bacteria thrive where nothing else can live
What is archaebacteria
300
__________ ___________ bacteria consume nitrogen in the air and change it into a form that plants can use.
What is nitrogen fixing
300
Name the 4 basic shapes of viruses
crystals, spheres, cylinders, and spacecraft
300
Most bacteria reproduce by cell division known as this
What is binary fission
300
What happened to anything King Midas touched?
It turned to gold
400
This kingdom contains more organisms than any other kingdom
What is Eubacteria
400
__________ _______ bacteria digest the milk sugar lactose.
What is lactic acid
400
The name of the cycle where viral genes remain inactive for long periods of time.
What is the lysogenic cycle
400
Bacteria which grow a protective membrane to survive unfavorable conditions
What is an endospore
400
How many pairs of legs does a lobster have?
What is 5
500
Explain the 4 steps of binary fission.
1. cell grows 2. DNA replicates 3. DNA and copy separate 4. cell splits in two
500
The use of bacteria to fight pollution
What is bioremediation
500
About how many viruses can fit in a single drop of blood?
What is 5 billion
500
Process by which bacteria change pollutants into harmless chemicals
What is bioremediation
500
What does the formula NaCl stand for?
What is salt (sodium chloride)