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17 Cards in this Set
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Lysis
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Process by which a cell breaks apart
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Transduction
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Process by which a virus carries DNA from one bacteria to another
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Conjugation
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A sexual reproduction process that occurs in some type of bacteria
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Saprobes
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Organisms that get nourishment from dead organic matter
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bacilli
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Rod-shaped bacteria
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Obligate Aerobic
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Organisms that must have oxygen to survive
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Spirilla
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Bacteria shaped like corkscrews
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Bacteriophage
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The full name of viruses that infect bacteria
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Phages
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The shortened name of viruses that infect bacteria
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Cocci
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Sphere-shaped bacteria
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Lytic Cycle
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A cycle of viral replication in which the host cell bursts or is killed
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Lysogeny
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A viral activity in which the viral nucleic acid is carried on the host cell
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Binary Fission
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The division process that occurs in bacteria
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Endospores
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Structure formed by some bacilli that allows them to survive unfavorable conditions
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Transformation
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A process by which he bacterium absorbs genetic material from its environment
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Obligate Anaerobic
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And organism that can live only in the absence of oxygen
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Adsorption
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Sticking to the virus to the surface of its host cell
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