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20 Cards in this Set
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process of injecting a person with a hormless -weakened or dead- form of a virus
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vaccination
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kinds of bacteria containing smaller peices of circular DNA
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plasmids
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group of monerans that are often found living in harsh environments
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archaebacteria
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monerans and other organisms that break down dead organic materials
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decomposers
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viral replication process that rapidly kills a host cell
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lytic cycle
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protein molecule that can cause diseases in animals
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prion
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dehydrated cells formed from monerans
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endospores
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single strand of pure RNA
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viroid
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process in which the chromosome of a unicellular organism is continually replicated, after which the cell divides forming two identical cells
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binary fission
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infectious agent made up of a core of nucleic acid and a protein coat
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virus
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process of exchanging genetic material through cell to cell contact
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conjugation
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virus that contains an RNA core that replicates by first transcribing its RNA into DNA
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retrovirus
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aditional protective coating usually made up of lipids, proteins, and carbohydrates
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envelope
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true bacteria
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eubacteria
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organisms that use oxygen during respiration
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aerobes
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protein coat around the core of nucleic acid
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capsid
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relationship involving direct contact between two organisms in which at least one of the partners benefits
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symbiosis
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type of replication in which a virus does not immediately kill a host cell
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lysogenic cycle
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organism that shelters and nourishes something
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host
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organisms that do not use oxygen during respiration
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anaerobes
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