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Viruses/Bacteria Ch5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a tiny,nonliving particle that invades and then reproduces inside a living cell | virus |
| an organism that provides a a source of energy or a suitable environment for a virus or another organism to live | Host |
| an organism that lives on or in a host and causes harm to the host | parasite |
| a virus that infects bacteria | Bacteriophage |
| single-cell organisms that lack a nucleus; prokaryotes | Bacteria |
| the region of the cell located inside the cell membrane or between the cell membrane and nucleus; contains a gel-like material and cell structures | Cytoplasm |
| a tiny structure located in the cytoplasm of a cell where protiens are produced | Ribosome |
| a long, whiplike structure that helps a cell to move | Flagellum |
| the process of breaking down food to release its energy | Respiration |
| a form of asexual reproduction in which one cell divides to form 2 identical cells | Binary Fission |
| a reproductive process that involves only one parent and produces offspring that are identical to the parent | Asexual Reproduction |
| a reproduction process that involves 2 parents that combine their genetic material to produce a new organism, which differs from both parents | Sexual Reproduction |
| the process in which a unicellular organism transfers some if its genetic material to another unicellular oganism | Conjugation |
| a small,rounded,thick-walled,resting cell that forms inside a bacterial cell | Endospore |
| a process of heating food to t a temperature that is high enough to skill most harmful bacteria without changing the taste of the food | Pasteurization |
| an organism that breads down chemicals from dead organisms and returns important materials to the soil and water | Decomposer |
| and illness that can pass from one organism to another | Infectious Disease |
| a poison that can harm an organism | Toxin |
| a chemical that can kill bacteria without harming a person's cell | Antibiotic |
| the ability of bacteria to withstand the effects of an antibiotic | Antibiotic Resistance |
| a substance introduced into the body to stimulate the production of chemicals that destroy specific disease-causing viruses and organisms | Vaccine |
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