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Mrs.H: Microbes
Bacterial and Viral Microbes- 8th Grade BCA
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| An organism that uses oxygen for respiration | Aerobe |
| An organism that has adapted to live without oxygen | Anaerobe |
| Sphere shaped bacteria | Cocci- |
| Rod-shaped bacteria | Bacilli- |
| Spiral-shaped bacteria | Spirilla- |
| One celled organisms that live alone, in chains or groups | Bacteria |
| Cell whose nucleus is NOT sirrounded by a cell membrane | Prokaryotic |
| The simplist form of Asexual reproduction where two new cells have IDENTICAL genetic material (DNA) as the original cell: Most Bacteria reproduce this way. | Fission |
| Chemicals, produced by bacteria,that limit the growth of other bacteria. | Antibiotics |
| An organism that causes disease | Pathogen |
| poisonous substances that are produced by some pathogens | Toxins |
| A treatment for some kinds of bacterial diseases, made from damaged particles taken from bacterial cell walls or from killed bacteria. | Vaccine |
| The living cell that a virus enters | Host Cell |
| Strand of hereditary material surrounded by a protien coating that can infect and multiply within a host cell. | Virus |