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Bacteria and Viruses

TermDefinition
prokaryote organism whose cells lack a nucleus
bacillus rod-shaped prokaryote
coccus spherical prokaryote
spirillum spiral or corkscrew shaped prokaryote
chemoheterotroph organism that must take in organic molecules for both energy and carbon
photoheterotroph organism that is photosynthetic but needs organic compounds as a carbon source
photoautotroph organism that uses sunlight energy to convert CO2 and H2O to carbon compounds
chemoautotroph organism that makes carbon molecules from CO2 using energy from chemical reactions
obligate anaerobe organism that does not require oxygen in order to live
obligate aerobe organism that requires a constant supply of oxygen in order to live
facultative anaerobe organism that survive with or without oxygen
binary fission type of asexual reproduction where an organism replicates its DNA and divides in half, producing 2 identical daughter cells
conjugation form of sexual reproduction where paramecia and some prokaryotes exchange genetic information
endospore type of spore formed when a bacterium produces a thick internal wall that encloses its DNA and a portion of its cytoplasm
nitrogen fixation process of converting nitrogen gas into ammonia
virus particle consisting of nucleic acid, protein, and in some cases lipids that can replicate only by infecting living cells
capsid outer protein coat of a virus
bacteriophage virus that infects bacteria
lytic infection process where virus enters a cell, copies itself, and causes the cell to burst
lysogenic infection process where a virus embeds its DNA into the DNA of a host cell and is replicated along with he host cell's DNA
prophage the viral DNA that is embedded in the host cell's DNA
retrovirus virus that contains RNA as its genetic information
pathogen disease causing agent
vaccine a preparation of weakened or killed pathogens
antibiotic compound that blocks the growth and reproduction of bacteria
viroid single-stranded RNA molecule that has no surrounding capsids
prion infectious particle made up of protein rather than DNA or RNA
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