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Micro-life Quiz
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6th Grade
04/09/2013

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An organism that lives on or in another organism
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Definition
A tiny living thing usually made of one cell can only be viewed using a microscope
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Definition
Genetic material enclosed in a protein shell
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Infectious
Definition
Can be passed from one person to another
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Decomposer
Definition
Bacteria that can breakdown dead or decaying materials
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Carrier
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A person who can transmit an infectious disease but shows no symptoms
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Bacteria
Definition
Tiny cells, each without a nucleus considered the simplest form of life
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Vector
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An organism other than a person that spreads disease-causing germs
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Epidemiologist
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A scientist who traces the spread of a disease through a population
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host cell
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Cells that are taken by a virus to replicate itself.
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producers
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Bacteria that transforms energy from sunlight into materials needed by other organisms
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Quarantine
Definition
To isolate or keep away from others
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List 4 characteristics of a living thing
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organization, growth, reproduction and respond to the environment
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List the 3 classes of bacteria by their external shape
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spiral,rod and round
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List the 5 steps in the process of how a virus spreads
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Attachment, injection, production, assembly, release
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Name the infectious disease transmitted to humans by fleas that had bitten infected rats
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Name the infectious disease that causes deformities of the hands, feet, and face, the bacteria that causes this disease is found in the saliva of armadillos and soil in the southwest.
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