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| Branch of Biology that groups and names organisms based on their characteristics. |
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| Man who was the first to developed a method for grouping based on physical similarities. This is not the system we use today. |
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| Biologic classifiction where two scientific names are used to ID genus and species - not common names, usually Latin |
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| Kingdom, Phylum or Division, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species |
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| Archaebacteria-primitive prokaryotes (bacteria); Monrea-Prokaryotes(bacteria); Protists-single celled eukaryotes; Fungi-plant like organisms that don't produce their own food; Plants-multicellular autotrophs photosynthesis; Animals-multicellular heterotrophs |
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| A non-living hunk of DNA or RNA |
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| Cells that have been parasitized by viruses including bacteria. |
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| Viruses that parasitize bacteria. |
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| The outside covering of a virus. |
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| The place on a host cell where the virus attaches to inject its DNA. |
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| The virus takes over the host cell and starts producing new viruses. Then it releases these new viruses into the body. |
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| The virus DNA becomes part of the cell DNA and remains dormant for a while and it is replicated with the cells DNA. |
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| A virus that goes thru the Lysogenic cycle then goes into the Lytic cycle. Like Herpes Simplex, Hepatitis, and chicken pox. |
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| When a virus infects a cell, but doesn't destroy it - hiding in the cell. HIV virus in white blood cells. |
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| A disease caused by a retrovirus where the white blood cells are attacked, but not destroyed until the viruses have taken over many white blood cells. Eventually the body can no longer fight off infections. |
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| Many different viruses that attack the body so it cannot build up resistence to them. |
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| virus that attacks plants. This was the first virus discovered. |
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| Prokaryotes that have no cell organelles. |
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| ancient bacteria that live in extreme environments where there is no free oxygen and usually high temps and salt contents. They produce the methane gas in cows and break down sewage. |
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| this includes most bacterias. They live in hospitable environments and use organic compounds for food. |
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| Some bacterias that break down inorganic compounds like sulfer adnd nitrogen. |
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| A single strand of circular DNA inside a plasma membrane that contains all of its genes with a cell wall for protection. Some are in a sticky gelatin capsule. |
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| Bacteria grouped in chains |
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| Bacteria grouped like grapes. |
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| Bacteria in a capsule or rod shape. Botulinum is one of these. |
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| A plate used by scientists to grow bacteria in a sterile medium for study. |
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| Bacteria chromosomes are copied and then it divides. |
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| Some do it sexually via pilli. Some form spores when the environment gets bad. |
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| Disease causing bacteria. |
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| The bacteria's ability to cause illness based on invasiveness and toxigenicity. |
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| Body defenses against bacteria |
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| skin, mucus in respiratory tract, high Ph of acids in mouth and stomach |
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| Staph-and infection of open wounds; Tetanus found in soil and can be inserted in the body by puncture wounds. Anthrax can be on the skin or in the lungs. Leprosy skin lesions. Black plague gotten from fleas when they bite. Acne |
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| A respiratory infection caused by streptococcus in the bronchial tubes and throat |
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| Infection of the lungs and can be fatal. |
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| Toxic bacteria infects vegetables and can be fatal if ingested by humans. |
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| Bacteria found in undercooked meats causing nausea, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. |
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| bacteria found in foods that cause diarrhea and abdominal pains after 8 hours and lasts 3 - 5 days. |
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| Gram positive bacteria that have flagella found in soil and water that infect humans. |
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| Cavities are caused by acids produced by bacteria in the mouth. Brushing helps but does not kill all this bacteria. |
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| Some bacteria takes nitrogen from the air and fixes it so it can be used by plants. |
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| Some bacteria produce toxins that kill other bacteria and can be used as medicine. |
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| Most bacteria - used to make cheese and yogurt, break down dead critters and plants, bioleaching of metals and ores, sewage treatment, fuel production like methane. |
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