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stromatolites
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dome-shaped rocks that are composed of thin layers of sediment pressed tightly together, resembling the layers of an onion.
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binary fission
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DNA copies move to opposite ends of the cell as a cell splits in the middle.
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endospores
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dormant cell formed by certain bacteria taht can survive very harsh conditions
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cyanobacteria
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generates oxygen as a waste product of their photosynthesis
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bioremediation
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use of organisms to remoce pollutants from water, air adn soil
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pathogens
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bacteria and other microorganisms tha tcause disease
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lytic cycle
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a viral reproductive cycle in which copies of a virus are made within a host cell, which then bursts open. releasing new viruses
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lysogenic cycle
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a viral reproductive cycle in whihc the viral DNA is added to the host cell's DNA and is copied along with the host cell's DNA
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retrovirus
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member of a group of viuses such as HIV that carry reberse transcriptase, which catalyzes the syntesis of DNA from an RNA template
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vaccines
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deactivated varieties or small pieces of pathogens that stimulate the immune system to defend against the actul pathogen
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