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Bloom Ch 7
Bacteria and Viruses
Question | Answer |
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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 |
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