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Ch.19
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Unicellular organisms that lack a nucleus; smallest and most common microorganisms | Prokaryotes |
| Rod-shaped prokaryotes | Bacilli |
| Spnerical-shaped prokaryotes | Cocci |
| Spiral and corkscrew-shaped prokaryotes | Spirilla |
| Type of asexual reproduction in which an organism replicates its DNA and divides in half, producing two identical daughter cells | Binary fission |
| Form of asexual reproduction in which paramecia and some prokaryotes exchange genetic information | Conjugation |
| Type of spore formed when a bacterium produces a thick internal wall that encloses its DNA and a portion of its cytoplasm | Endospore |
| Process of converting nitrogen gas into ammonia | Nitrogen fixation |
| Particle made up of nucleic acid, proteins, and in some cases, lipids; replicates only by infecting living cells | Virus |
| A virus's protein coat | Capsid |
| Virus that can infect bacteria | Bacteriophage |
| Process in which a virus enters a cell, makes a copy of itself, and causes the cell to burst | Lytic infection |
| Process by which a virus embeds its DNA into the DNA of the host cell and is replicated along with the host cell's DNA | Lysogenic infection |
| Viral DNA that is embedded in the host's DNA | Prophage |
| Viruses that contain RNA as their genetic information | Retroviruses |
| Disease-causing agent | Pathogen |
| A preparation of weakened or killed pathogens | Vaccine |
| Compounds that block the growth and reproduction of bacteria | Antibiotics |
| Single-stranded RNA molecules that have no surrounding capsids | Viroids |
| Disease-causing particles made up of protein mot DNA or RNA | Prions |