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42 Cards in this Set
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ACTINOMYCETE
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A MEMBER OF A CLASS OF BACTERIA CHARACHTERIZED AS A ROD SHAPED MONERANS THAT FORM BRANCHED FILAMENTS
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ANTIBIOTIC
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A CHEMICAL THAT CAN INHIBIT THE GROWTH OF SOME BACTERIA
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ARCHAEBACTERIUM
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A PROKARYOTIC ORGANISM DISTINGUISHED FROM OTHER PROKARYOTES BY THE COMPOSITION OF THE CELL MEMBRANES AND WALLS
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BACILLUS
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A ROD SHAPED BACTERIUM
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CHEMOAUTROPH
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AN ORGANISM THAT SYNTHESIZES ORGANIC COMPOUNDS USING CHEMICALS INSTEAD OF LIFE
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COCCUS
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SPHERE-SHAPED BACTERIUM
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ENTERIC BACTERIUM
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GRAM NEGATIVE HETERTROPHIC BACTERIA THAT INHABIT ANIMAL INTESTINAL TRACTS
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EUBACTERIUM
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THE LINEAGE OF PROKARYOTES THAT INCLUDES ALL CONTEMPORARY BACTERIA EXCEPT ARCHAEBACTERIA
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EUTROPHICATION
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THE INCREASE OF NUTRIENTS IN AN ENVIRONMENT
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EXTREME HALOPHINE
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AN ARCHAEBACTERIUM THAT LIVES IN VERY HIGH SALT COCENTRATIONS
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GRAM NEGATIVE
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BACTERIUM THAT STAINS PINK WITH GRAM STAIN AND USUALLY HAS AN OUTER COVERING ON ITS CELL WALL
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GRAM POSITIVE
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BACTERIUM THAT STAINS PURPLE WITH GRAM STAIN AND IT USUALLY LACKS AN OUTER COVERING ON ITS CELL WALL
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GRAM STAIN
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A SERIES OF DYES THAT STAINS EITHER PURPLE OR PINK ACCORDING TO THE CHEMISTRY OF THE BACTERIAL CELL WALL
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HETEROCYST
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A CELL OF CYANOPHYTES THAT FIXES ATMOSPHERIC NITROGEN
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METHANOGEN
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A BACTERIUM THAT PRODUCES METHANE DURING ANAEROBIC RESPIRATION
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PEPTIDDOGLYCAN
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A PROTEIN-CARBOHYDRATE COMPOUND FOUND IN CELL WALLS OF BACTERIA
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SPIRILLUM
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SPIRAL-SHAPED EUBACTERIA
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SPIROCHETE
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GRAM-NEGATIVE SPIRAL SHAPED HETERTROPHIC BACTERIUM
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STAPHYLOCOCCUS
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EUBACTERIUM OCURRING IN GRAPE LIKE STRUCTURES
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STREPTPCOCCUS
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GRAM-POSITIVE EUBACTERIUM OCCURING IN CHAINS
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THERMOACIDOPHILE
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AN ARCHAEBACTERIUM THAT LIVES ONLY IN HOT ACID PLACES
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CAPSULE
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IN MOSSES A SPORANGIUM THAT PRODUCES SPORES IN BACTERIA A PROTECTIVE LAYER OF POLYSACCAHRIDES AROUND THE CELL WALL
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CONJUGATION
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THE UNION OF TWO PROTISTS TO EXCHANGE GENETIC MATERIAL
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CONJUAGTION BRIDGE
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IN CERTAIN ALGAE AND FUNGI A PASSAGEWAY FOR THE TRANSFER OF GENETIC INFORMATION FROM ONE ORGANISM TO ANOTHER
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ENDOSPORE
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A DORMANT BACTERIAL CELL ENCLOSED BY A TOUGH COATING
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FACULTATIVE ANAEROBE
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AN ORGANISM THAT CAN METABOLIZE WITH OR WITHOUT OXYGEN
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OBLIGATE AEROBE
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ORGANISM THAT REQUIRES OXYGEN
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OBLIGATE ANAEROBE
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ORGANISM REQUIRES ABSENCE OF OXYGEN
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PHOTOAUTROPH
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AN ORGANISM THAT USES SUNLIGHT AS AN ENERGY SOURCE
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PILUS
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AN APPENDAGE THAT BACTERIA USE TO ATTACH OBJECTS
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SAPROPHYTE
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AN ORGANISM THAT FEEDS ON DEAD ORGANIC MATERIAL
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THERMOPHILIC
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CONTROL THE BODY TEMPERATURE
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TRANSDUCTION
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IN VIRUSES THE PROCESS IN WHICH GENETIC MATERIAL IS TRANSFERRED FROM ONE CELL TO ANOTHER
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TRANSFORMATION
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A PROCESS OF DIRECT TRANSFER OF NUCELIC ACID FROM ONE BACTERIUM TO ANOTHER
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BROAD SPECTRUM ANTIBIOTIC
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AN ANTIBIOTIC THAT IS ABLE TO AFFECT A WIDE VARIETY OF ORGANISMS
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ENDOTOXIN
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A SUBSTANCE THAT CAUSES A POISON REACTION A COMPOUND THAT MAKES UP A PART OF THE CELL WALL OF GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIA
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EXOTOXIN
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A TOXIC PROTEIN SECRETED BY PATHOGENIC BACTERIA
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PENICILLIN
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INTERFERES WITH CELL WALL SYNTHESIS
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SULFA DRUG
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AN ANTIBIOTIC DRUG THAT COMBATS BACTERIA BY INHIBITING BACTERIAL CELL METABOLISM
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TETRACYCLINE
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AN ANTIBIOTIC DRUG THAT COMBATS BACTERIAL PROTEIN SYNETHESIS
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TOXIN
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A CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE USUALLY BOILOGICAL IN ORIGIN THAT IS HARMFUL TO THE NORMAL FUNCTIONING CELLS
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GLYCOCALYX
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FUZZY COAT FULL OF STICKY SUGARS
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