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Viruses and bacteria
Stack #172673
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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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