Bacteria and Virus Flashcards
1
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host
A
an organism from which a in single parasite takes food or shelter
2
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prokaryote
A
an organism that consits of a single cell that does not have a nucleus
3
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bacilli
A
rod shaped cell
4
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cocci
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spherical, does not dty out fast
5
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spirilia
A
long and spiral shaped
6
Q
binary fission
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a form of asexual reproduction in single celled organism by which one cell divides into two
7
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endospores
A
thickwalled protective spore that forms inside a bacterial cell
8
Q
nitrogen fixation
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9
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bioremedation
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the biological treatment of hazardous waste by living orgnisms
10
Q
antibiotic
A
medicine used to kill bacteria and other microorganisms
11
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virus
A
a microscopic particle that gets inside a cell and often destroys a cell
12
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pathogenic bacteria
A
bacteria that cause disease
