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Other Viruses
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| lytic cycle | cell is invaded and destroyed by a virus |
| virulence | potentsy, how strong is the virus |
| inclusion body | small intracellular body found within another |
| prophage | The genetic material of a bacteriophage, incorporated into the genome of a bacterium and able to produce phages if specifically activated. |
| coliform | bacteria found in our environment, including the feces of man and other warm-blooded animals. |
| endospore | spore formed when a bacterium makes a thick internal wall |
| pathogen | causes disease |
| fixation | When the frequency of a gene is stable in a population |
| icosahedron | 20 sided figure |
| bacteriophage | invades bacteria and is made up of nucleic acid, capsid and tail |
| aerobic | meaning it requires oxygen |
| eubacteria | means true bacteria |
| antibody | special protein and helps destroy disease |
| capsid | a coat of protein around the nucleic acid core |
| lysogenic cycle | stages of viruses |
| virus | slimy liquid or poison |
| vaccine | cures for disease |
| virology | study of viruses |
| toxin | poison |
| anaerobic | Not requiring, or capable of occurring, in the absence of air or free oxygen. |
| antibiotic | medicine used in the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases. |
| binary fission | a sexual repro. where one cell splits into 2 |
| antigen | any substance that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against it. |
| rickettsiae | carried as parasites by many ticks and fleas |
| archaebacteria | Unicellular microorganisms |
| methanogen | bacterium that produces methane gas |
| bacteriology | study of bacteria |
| millimicron | .001 micron |
| eclipse phase | virus attaches to dna |
| flagella | hairlike structure that acts as locomotion in the cells of many living organisms |
| koch's postulates | relationship between a microbe and a disease |
| tetrad | four homologous chromatids in a bundle during the prophase and metaphase of meiosis. |
| vitamin k | A fat soluble vitamin that plays an important role in blood clotting. |
| prokaryote | single celled organism whose cell has not nucleus |
| phototrophic autotroph | organism can trap sunlight engery and create nutrients |
| chemotrophic autotroph | can obtain energy from inorganic compounds |
| chemotrophic heterotroph | obtain energy by taking in organic molecules and breaking them down |
| phototrophic heterotroph | able to use energy from sunlight but requires organic compounds for nutrients |
| obligate aerobe | requires constant supply or oxygen to live |
| obligate anaerobe | lives only where oxygen isn't present |
| faculative anaerobe | survive with or without oxygen |
| consugation | process in bacteria and protists that involves an exchange of genetic info |
| symbiosis | close relationship between two species where one benefits from the other |
| saprophyte | uses complex molecules of once living organisms as its source of energy and nutrition |
| nitrogen fixation | nitrogen is converted into a form that can be used by living things |
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