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Bacteria & Viruses
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| virus | non-living made up of a protein coat and nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) |
| nucleic acid | DNA or RNA |
| bacteriophage | virus that infects bacteria |
| host cell | a virus can only reproduce inside of this |
| common cold, influenza, warts, AIDS, chicken pox | all types of viruses |
| Vaccination | a weakened or dead virus to stimulate the body to attack the virus if it enters the body again |
| Vaccines | used to prevent viruses |
| unicellular | one cell |
| multicelluar | more than one cell |
| prokaryote | cell with no nucleus; bacteria |
| eukaryote | cell with a nucleus |
| binary fission | asexual reproduction done by bacteria |
| conjugation | process for bacteria to allow for some genetic variation |
| lyme disease, tuberculosis, meningitis, strep throat, tooth decay | all types of baterial diseases |
| antibiotics | used to kill bacteria; cannot be used on viruses |
| antibiotic resistance | when bacteria evolve or mutate due to improper use of antibiotics |
| heterotroph | organism that consumes food; has to eat others |
| autotroph | makes its own food; photosynthesis |