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1
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pathogen

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causes disease

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capsid

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the protine capsule holding the nucleic acid of a virus

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3
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bacteriophage

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a complex virus that infects bacteria

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spherical shaped virus

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affects mostly humans

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rod shaped virus

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affects mostly plants

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phage shape

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affects mostly bacteria

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asexual reproduction

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reproduction that doesn’t involve sex cells or fertilization, only 1 parent is needed

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bacilli

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rod shaped bacterium

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cocci

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round shaped bacterium

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spirilla

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spiral shaped bacterium

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11
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vibrio

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comma/curved shaped bacterium

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hyphae

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the branching filaments that make up a mycelium

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mycelium

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the feeding part of a fungi that make up a network of mycelium

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stolons

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horizontally growing hyphae or stems for spreading fugus or plant through the environment

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sporangiophores

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specialized hyphae carrying sporangia

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sporangia

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a structure holding spores

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amoeba

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a single celled animal-like protozoan retracting- pulling back

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pseudopodia

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temporary limb-like structures

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phagocytosis

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when a cell used the cell membrane to engulf a large particle to take it into the call and digests it

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characteristics of a virus

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not considered living
only be studied with electron microscope
obligate internal parasites(can’t x without infecting living cells)

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structure of a phage

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capsid head
collar
sheath
tail fiber

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characteristics of bacteria

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Unicellular
asexual reproduction - binary fission

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macroscopic fungi

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mushrooms

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microscopic fungi

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yeasts and mold

25
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characteristics of fungi

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eukaryotes
heterotrophs
unicellular reproduce sexually and asexually through budding
multicellular reproduce sexually or asexually by spores

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3 main groups of protists

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plant like - kelp
animal like - amoeba
fugus like - slime molds

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characteristics of protists

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Unicellular and multicellular
eukaryotes
plant like- chloroplasts and photosynthesis
animal/fungi like are Heterotrophes

28
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name an infection caused by a virus

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influenza

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name an infection caused by bacteria

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TB or cholera

30
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name an infection caused by fungi

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thrush

31
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name an infection caused by protista

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maleria

32
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is bacteria a prokaryote or eukaryote

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prokaryote

33
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why is a virus not a kingdom

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it is not living

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