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Bloom Ch 7
Bacteria and Viruses
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Microscopic prokaryotes. | Bacterium |
| Long whiplike structures in many bacteria. | Flagella |
| Cell division that forms 2 genetically identical cells. | Fission |
| During ________ two bacteria of the same species attach to each other and combine their genetic material. | Conjugation |
| Froms when a bacterium builds a thick internal wall around its chromosome and part of the cytoplasm. | Endospore |
| The breaking down of dead organisms and organic waste. | Decomposition |
| The conversion fo atmospheric nitrogen into nitrogen compounds that are usable by living things. | Nitrogen fixation |
| The use of organisms, such as bacteria, to clean up environmental pollution. | Bioremediation |
| Agents that cause disease. | Pathogens |
| Medicines that stop the growth and reproduction of bacteria. | Antibiotics |
| A process of heating food to a temperature that kills most harmful bacteria. | Pasteurization |
| A strand of DNA or RNA surrounded by a layer of protein that can infect and replicate in a host cell. | Virus |
| A protein that can attach to a pathogen and make it useless. | Antibody |
| A mixture containing material from one or more deactivated pathogens, such as viruses. | Vaccine |
| kyler | Haupt |
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