Viruses and bacteria Word Scramble
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virus | a tiny nonliving partical that invades and then reproduces inside a living cell. |
host | an organism that provides a source of energy for a virus or another organism. |
parasite | an organism that lives on or in a host and causes harm. |
bacteria | Bacteria are prokaryotes. The genetic material in there cells is not contained in a nucleus. |
cytoplasm | The region of a cell located insude the cell membrane or between the cell membrane and nucleus ; contains a gel-like material and cell structures. |
ribosome | a tiny structure located in the cytoplasm of a cell where protiens are produced. |
flagellum | a long, whip-like structure that helps a cell to move. |
respiration | the process of breaking down food to release its energy. |
binary fission | a form of asexual reproduction in which one cell divides to form two identical cells. |
asexual reproduction | a reproductive process that involves onely one parent and produces offspring that are identical to the parent. |
sexual reproduction | a reproductive process that involse two parents tht combine their denetic material to produce a new organism, which differs from both parents. |
conjugation | the process in which a unicellular organism transfers some of its genetic material to another unicellular organism. |
endospore | a small, rounded, thick-walled, resting cell that forms inside a bacterial cell. |
pastuerization | |
decomposer |
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