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15 Cards in this Set
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Binomial Nomenclature
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Standard 2-part naming system for naming any species
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Taxonomy
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The classification of organisms in an ordered system that indicates natural relationships
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Kingdom
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Highest taxonomic grouping;the 5 kingdoms are Animal, Plant, Monera, Protista, and Fungi
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Virus
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Ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within living cells
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Nucleic Acid
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A large molecule that is composed of nucleotide subunits
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Lytic Cycle
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Steps in viral reproduction that leads to cell lysis
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Lipid
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Any of a group of fat or fat-like compounds, including sterols,fatty acids,and many others
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Chemoautotrophic
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Organism that lives in extreme conditions that can only do chemosynthesis
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White Blood Cell
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Made by bone marrow and fight infection by phagocytosis
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Pathogenic
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Capable of causing disease
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Antibody
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Proteins that react with antigens on red blood cells and may destroy infused red blood cells
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Prokaryote
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A cell with no nucleus, only example is BACTERIA
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Binary Fission
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Method of bacterial reproduction where cell splits itself into two parts, in favorable conditions
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Cilia
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Hair like structures that help organisms move
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Flagella
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Hair like projection used for locomotion in some microorganisms and for moving food within organisms
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