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Ch. 2 Viruses
Autotrph, Bacterium
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05/11/2005

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Autotroph
Definition
Can make its own food
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Bacterium
Definition
Singular for Bacteria
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Bacteria
Definition
Unicellular microorganisms that belong to the Kingdom Monera
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Cytoplasm
Definition
Jelly like mixture of substances that makes up most of the cell.
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Endospore
Definition
When food is scarce or conditions become unfavorable some bacteria form a small internal resting cell called an
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Flagella
Definition
A long whip like structure that propels a cell through its environment
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Host
Definition
A living thing that provides a home and/or food for a parasite
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Nucleus
Definition
Monerans lack a
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Protein Coat
Definition
Viruses consist of an outer
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Virus
Definition
tiny noncellular particles that infect living cells
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Antibiotics
Definition
A chemical that destroys or weakens harmful organisms
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Antibiotics
Definition
Certain helpful bacteria produce substances that are used to fight disease.
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Bacteria
Definition
Essential part of thefood and energy relationships that link all life on Earth
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Bacteria
Definition
Interchangeable with Monerans
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Bacteria
Definition
Oldest forms of life on earth and the most numerous and varied
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Bacteria
Definition
Some live in colonies
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Bacteria
Definition
Some are Heterotrphs;Some are hetrotrophic ________ are parasites; others are decomposers
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Bacteria
Definition
Some are autotrphs and produce oxygen
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Cell membrane
Definition
Controls which substances enter and leave the cell.
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Cell Wall
Definition
Tough rigid structure that surrounds, supports, and shapes the cell. It also protects
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Hetertroph
Definition
Cannot make its own food
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Oxygen
Definition
Some autotrphic bacteria produce
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Oxygen
Definition
The food making process of blue-green algae produces______ as well as food.
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Parasite
Definition
An organism that survives by living on or in a host organism, thus harming it
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