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Bacteria and Virus

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antibiotics   medicines used to kill bacteria and other microorganisms  
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bioremediation   the use of bacteria and other microorganisms to change pollutants in soil and water into harmless chemicals  
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cocci   spherical-shaped bacteria  
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consumer   organism that obtains its food from other organisms  
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decomposer   organism that gets energy by breaking down the remains of dead organisms  
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endospores   a bacterium surrounded by a thick,protective membrane  
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binary fission   one type of simple cell division that bacteria use to reproduce  
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host   an organism that supports a parasite  
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lactic acid   type of bacteria that digest the milk sugar lactose  
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lytic cycle   the cycle of infection in which more viruses are prodced and the host cell is destroyed  
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nitrogen fixing   tyoe of bacteria taht consume nitrogen in the air and change it into a form plants can use  
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pathogenic   bacteria that invade a host organism and obtain nutrients from the host's cells  
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prokaryote   a cell that lacks a nucleus  
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spirilla   long, spiral shaped bacteria  
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vaccine   a solution containing a weakened or inactive version of a virus  
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virus   a microscopic particle that invades a cell and often destroys it  
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lytic cycle steps   1.) attach to a host cell 2.) Inject the viral (bad) DNA 3.) Make more viral DNA (virus factory) 4.) Cell breaks/bursts  
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binary fission steps   1.) Cell grows 2.) DNA copies 3.) DNA separates 4.) Cell splits  
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nitrogen fixing   tyoe of bacteria taht consume nitrogen in the air and change it into a form plants can use  
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pathogenic   bacteria that invade a host organism and obtain nutrients from the host's cells  
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prokaryote   a cell that lacks a nucleus  
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spirilla   long, spiral shaped bacteria  
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vaccine   a solution containing a weakened or inactive version of a virus  
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virus   a microscopic particle that invades a cell and often destrys it  
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lytic cycle steps   1.) attach to a host cell 2.) Inject the viral (bad) DNA 3.) Make more viral DNA (virus factory)4.) Cell breaks/bursts  
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binary fission steps   1.)Cell grows 2.) DNA copies 3.) DNA seperates 4.) Cell splits  
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