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11 Cards in this Set
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aerobe
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any organism that uses oxogen for respiration
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anaerobe
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any organism that is able to live without any oxogen
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antibiotic
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chemicals produced by some bacteria that are used to limit the growth of other bacteria
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endospore
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thick walled protective structure produced by a pathogen when conditions are unfavorable for survival
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fission
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simplest form of asexual reproductoin in which two new cells are produced with genetic material identical to each other and identical to the previous cell
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flagella
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wiplike tails of many bacteria that help them move around in moist conditions
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nitrogen-fixing bacteria
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bacteria that convert nitrogen in the air in two forms that can be used by plants and animals
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pathogen
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disease producing organism
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saprophyte
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organism that feeds on dead or decaing tissues of other organisms
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toxin
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poisiness produed by some pathogens
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vaccine
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preparation made from killed bacteria or damaged particals from bacterial cell walls that can prevent some bacterial diseases
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