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microbe review vocab

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virus a tiny non living particle that enters 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 it harm
bacteriophage a virus that infects bacteria
bacteria prokaryotes
cytoplasm the region inside the cell membrane
ribosomes chemical factories where proteins 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 when cells divide to form two identical cells
asexual reproduction a reproductive process that involves only one and produces offspring that re identical to the parent
sexual reproduction involves two parents who combine their genetic material to produce a new organism which differs from both parents
conjugation one bacterium transfers some of its genetic material into another bacterium through a thin threadlike bridge that joins the two cells
endospore a small rounded thick walled resting cell that forms inside the bacterial cell
pasteurization the food is heated to a temperature that is high enough to kill most harmful bacteria without changing the taste of the food
decomposers organisms that break down large chemicals in dead organisms into smaller chemicals
infectious diseases illness that passes from one organism to another
toxin poison
antibiotic a chemical that can kill bacteria without harming a persons cells
antibiotic resistance when some bacteria are able to survive in the presence of an antibiotic
vaccines a substance introduced into the body to stimulate the production of chemicals that destroy specific viruses or bacteria
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