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biobook #8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Virus | A tiny nonliving particle that invades and then reproduces inside a living cell |
| Host | An organism that provides a source of energy or suitable environment for a virus or another organism to live. |
| Parasite | A organism that lives inside or on another organism and takes food the organism in or on which it lives |
| Bacteriophage | A virus that infects bacteria |
| Infectious disease | An illness that can pass form one organism to another |
| Toxin | a poison that can harm an organism |
| Antibiotic | A chemical that can kill bacteria without harming a person's cell |
| Antibiotic resistance | The ability of a bacteria to withstand the effects of an antibiotic |
| Vaccine | A substance introduced into the body to stimulate the production of chemical that destroys specific disease causing viruses and organisms |
| Budding | A form of asexual reproduction of yeast in which a new cell grows out of the body of a parent |