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antibiotic
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a chemical that can kill bacteria without harming a person`s cells
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asexual reproduction
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the reproduction process that involves only one parent and produces offspring identical to the parent
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bacilli
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bacillibacteria cells that are rod shaped
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bacteria |
bacteriasingle-celled organisms that lack a nucleus; prokaryotes
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binary fission
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binary fissiona form of asexual reproduction in which one cell divides to form two identical cells
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budding
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A form of asexual reproduction of yeast in which a new cell grows out of the body of a parent.
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cocci
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bacteria cells that are round
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conjunction
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the process i which a unicellular organism transfers some of its genetic material to another unicellular organism
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decomposer
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organisms that break down large chemicals in dead organisms into small chemicals and returns important material to the enviornment
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endospore
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endosporea small, rounded, thick-walled, resting cell that forms inside a bacterial cell during harsh times
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flagellum
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a long, whiplike structure that helps a cell to move
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fruiting body
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the reproductive structure of a fungus that contains many hyphae and produces spores
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eulgena
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have both plant and animal characteristics plant- chlorophyllanimal- lack cell wall and are highly mobile eyespotsflagella
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contractile vacuole
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expands and contracts to pump water out of the cell (only in paramecium)
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protist
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unicellular Eukaryotas that lack tissue differentiation
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plasmid
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extra loop of DNA, exchanges during conjugation
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algea
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algeaautotropic protist - common in soil, fresh water, and streams
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volvox
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a green colonial algea they live in colonies fro protection and the division of labor
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microorganism
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a microscopic living organism which may be single celled or multicellular
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lysogenic cycle
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Integration of the bacteriophage nucleic acid into the host bacterium's genome
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