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BACTERIA & VIRUSES
science
Term | Definition |
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Virus | a strand of hereditary material (DNA) surrounded by a protein coating. |
Active viruses | when a virus enters a host cell and immediately causes the cell to make new viruses and destroys the host cell. |
Latent viruses | when a virus enters a host cell and its hereditary material (DNA) becomes part of the host cell’s DNA. |
Vaccines | made from weakened virus particles that can’t cause disease anymore |
Viral diseases | difficult to treat because antibiotics are not effective against viruses |
Bacteria | one celled organisms. |
producers | use energy from the sun to make food |
consumers | eat producers or other consumers |
aerobes | use oxygen for respiration |
anaerobes | can live without oxyge |
flagella | a whiplike tail that helps it move |
Endospore | some bacteria that have a capsule outside of their cell walls can survive in a dormant form for hundreds of years. |
Archaebacteria | live in harsh environments where few other organisms can |
Eubacteria | live in less harsh environments |
Pathogen | an organism that causes diseases. |