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chapter 10 sci note

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what is bacteria?   a single celled organism without a nucleus.  
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binary fission   simple cell division in which one cell splits into two identicle cells.  
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endospore   a small internal resting cell formed by some bacteria when conditions are unfavorable for bacterial growth.  
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consumers   obtain nutrients from other organisms.  
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decomposers   feed on dead organic matter.  
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parasites   invade the body of another organism to obtain food.  
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producers   make their own food.  
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nitrogen bacteria   consume nitrogen in the air and change it into a form that plants can use.  
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decomposing bacteria   break down dead organic matter; therefore, returning nutrients to the soil  
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bioremediation   use of bacteria and other microorganisms to change harmful chemicals into harmless chemicals  
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antibiotics   medicines used to kill bacteria  
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insulin   hormone needed to properly use sugars and other carbohydrates, produced in the pancreas  
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lactic acid bacteria   convert the milk sugar lactose intolactic acid.  
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pathogenic bacteria   prokaryotes that cuase disease  
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viruses   microscopic particles that invade a cell & often kill it  
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lytic cycle   the process by which viruses infect living cells and turn them into virus factories.  
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crystals   polio virus  
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spheres   influenza virus and hiv  
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cylinders   tobacco mosaic virus  
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space craft   bacteriophages  
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