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Ch 7 bacteria and viruses

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bacteria   microscopic prokaryotes  
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anaerobic   bacteria that do NOT need oxygen to survive  
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aerobic   bacteria that need oxygen to survive  
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flagella   long whip-like structure found on many bacteria  
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fission   cell division that forms two genetically identical cells  
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conjugation   two bacteria of the same species attach to each other and combine their genetic material  
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endospore   forms when a bacterium builds a thick internal wall around its chromosome and part of the cytoplasm  
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decomposition   the breaking down of dead organisms and organic waste  
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nitrogen fixation   the conversion of atmospheric nitrogen into nitrogen compounds that are usable by living things  
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bioremediation   the use of organisms, such as bacteria, to clean up the environmental pollution  
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pathogen   an agent that causes disease  
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antibiotics   medicines that stop the growth and reproduction of bacteria  
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pasteurization   the process of heating food to a temperature that kills most harmful bacteria  
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virus   a strand of DNA or RNA surrounded by a layer of protein that can infect and replicate in a host cell  
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antibody   a protein that can attach to a pathogen and make it useless  
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vaccine   a mixture containing material rom one or more deactivated pathogens, such as viruses  
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