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bacteria/viruses

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host
organism that supports parasite
spirilla
causes lyme disease
nitrogen fixing
bacteria consume nitrogen in the air- change it into a form that plants can use
swamps
methane makers
eubacteria
classified by shape and how it obtains energy
eukaryotic
nucleus; protist, fungi, animal, plant
3 types of archaebacteria
methane makers. salt lovers, heat lovers
2 types of consumers
decomposers parasites
virus
microscopic particle that invades a cell and often destroys it
why are viruses living?
ability to reproduce
insulin
genetically engineered bacteria for diabetes
bioremediation
bacteria used to change pollutants into harmless chemicals
spirilla
least common shape; flagella used at both ends; spin in circle
endospore
thick protective covering coat; membrane used when conditions become unfavorable
prokaryotic
no nucleus eubacteria and archaebacteria
virus classification
by the disease they cause
dead sea
salt lovers
archaebacteria
classifies by their location
3 shapes of bacteria
bacillus-rod; coccus-sphere; spirillum-spiral
pathogenetic bacteria
harmful bacteria that cause diseases
bacterial producers
cyanobacteria
bacilli
E.coli; true living Eubacteria
lyctic cycle
infecting cells; turning them into viruses
lysogenetic cycle
inject their genes divide first then produce new viruses
cocci
eubacteria that forms endosphere; disease causing

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