Some of my Best Friends are Bacteria Vocabulary Flashcards
Antibiotic
A chemical substance, produced by microorganisms and fungi that inhibit the growth of or destroy bacteria, used chiefly in the treatment of infectious diseases
Bacteria
A member or a large group of one celled microorganisms lacking organelles and an organized nucleus, including some that can cause disease
Biodiversity
The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem
Ecology
The branch of biology that deals with the relations of organism to one another and to their physical surroundings
Ecosystem
A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical surrounding
Environment
The surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates
Genome
The complete set of genetic material of an organism
Microbe
A microorganism, especially a bacterium causing disease or fermentation
Microbial
of or involving or caused by or being microbes
Microbiome
The totality of microbes, their genetic elements (genomes), and their environmental interactions in a defined environment
Mutualism
An association between organisms of two different species in which each member benefits
Niche
The function or position of an organism or population within an ecological community
Species
A group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding
Organism
An individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form
Pathogen
A bacterium, virus or other microorganism that can cause disease
Genes
A hereditary unit consisting of a sequence of DNA that occupies a specific location on a chromosome and determines a particular characteristic in an organism
Inextricable
So intricate or entangled as to make escape impossible
Sterile
Free from live bacteria or other microorganisms
Predispose
To give an inclination or tendency to beforehand
Proliferation
A rapid and often excessive spread or increase
Correlation
Mutual relationship or connection between two or more things
Profligate
Recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources
Blithely
Joyous, merry, or gay, in disposition; glad; cheerful
Satiated
Satisfied, as one’s appetite or desire, to the point of boredom
Permeable
Allowing liquids or gases to pass through it (of a material or membrane)
Teeming
Be full of or swarming with
