Viruses
A protein coat called a __ surrounds the virus.
Capsid
How are pathogens transmitted?
Touch, Inhalation, sexual contact, or contaminated food or water.
Three basic shapes of prokaryotic cells
Cocci- Spherical
Bacilli- Rod-shaped
Spirilla- Spiral
The role of breaking down dead organisms and recycle nutrients.
Decomposer
Aerobic bacteria requires what for metabolism
Oxygen
What are all viruses considered?
Pathogens
Who developed the first successful vaccine for smallpox?
Edward Jenner
The prefix that refers to a chain of cells.
"strept"
Use of bacteria in combination with fungi in processes such as brewing, baking, and cheese & butter manufacturing.
Biotechnnology
The form of asexual reproduction used by prokaryotes
Binary Fission
Define Lytic Cycle
The host cell makes copies of viral DNA and proteins, new viruses are constructed and released as the host cell rupture.
Define antibiotic.
Chemicals that slow or prevent the growth of bacteria
Hair like appendages on the cell surface.
Pili
The relationship between humans and E. coli.
Symbotic
Energy is obtained in these two ways.
Sunlight or chemical
What must viruses do to reproduce?
Infect living cells
Some common viral diseases in humans include __, __, ___, ___.
Flu, ChickenPox, Herpes, and HIV
The polymer that bacterial cell walls are composed of.
Peptidoglycan
__ is a waste management technique that uses bacteria and other organisms to remove or neutralize pollutants.
Bioremediation
Carbon atoms are obtained through __ __.
Carbon Dioxide
A __ contains a single-stranded RNA molecule from which DNA is transcribed.
Bacteria that has adapted to survive and multiply in the presence of antibiotics.
Antibiotic Resistance
Most prokaryotes have a supportive cell wall which varies in ___.
Thickness
The bacteria that lives in nodules on the roots of plants called legumes.
Nitrogen-Fixing
The 4 ways that genetic variation can occur in prokaryotes.
Mutation, Transformation, Conjugation, and Transduction