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Viruses
Bacteria
Beneficial Roles of Bacteria
Diseases
Miscellaneous
100
The protein shell of a virus
What is a capsid
100
All bacteria are this, which means they have no nucleus
What is prokaryotes
100
Bactria that break down organic matter into simpler compounds, returning nutrients back into an ecosystem are called this.
What is decomposers
100
The first line of defense against disease is what?
What is the skin
100
Infectious particles that cause disease in plants
What is a viroid
200
A virus that infects bacteria
What is a bacteriophage
200
A small piece of genetic material that can replicate separately from the prokaryotes main chromosome
What is a plasmid
200
Name a food that bacteria are used to produce
What is Yogurt, sauerkraut, vinegar, cheese, cottage cheese, pickles
200
A rapid outbreak of an infection that affects many people.
What is an epidemic
200
Infectious particle made only of proteins that can cause other proteins to fold incorrectly.
What is prion
300
Two types of viral infections
What are lytic and lysogenic
300
A specialized cell with a thick, protective wall that helps bacteria survive harsh conditions
What is an endospore
300
A process that uses microbes and other living things to break down pollutants
What is Bioremediation
300
A substance that stimulates the body’s own immune response against invasion by microbes
What is vaccine
300
Any living organism or particle that can cause an infectious disease
What is a pathogen
400
The type of infection that hides in the host cells DNA until conditions are favorable.
What is lysogenic
400
Prokaryotes that cannot live in the presence of oxygen.
What are obligate anaerobes
400
Cyanobacteria are large producers of this
What is oxygen
400
Two diseases caused by viruses.
What is SARS, HIV, Influenza, common cold, mumps, measles, West Nile, rabies, chickenpox, small pox, hepatitis
400
These are used to fight bacterial diseases but not viral
What is antibiotics
500
After entering the host cell, the viral DNA combines with the host’s DNA forming a new set of genes called what?
What is a prophage
500
These bacteria stain red and have a thin layer of peptidoglycan
What are gram negative
500
The process of converting atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia and other nitrogen compounds by bacteria in the roots of some plants.
What is nitrogen fixation
500
A virus that contains RNA and uses an enzyme called reverse transcriptase to make a DNA copy
What is a retrovirus
500
Three shapes of bacteria
What are Cocci, bacilli, and spirilla