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19 Cards in this Set
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Virus |
particle made of proteins, nucleic acids, and sometimes lipids that can replicate only by infecting living cells |
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Capsid |
protein coat surrounding a virus |
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Bacteriophage |
kind of virus that infects bacteria |
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Lytic Infection |
type of infection in which a virus enters a cell, makes copies of itself, and causes the cell to burst |
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Lysogenic Infection |
type of infection in which a virus embeds its DNA into the DNA of the host cell and is replicated along with the host cell's DNA |
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Prophage |
bacteriophage DNA that is embedded in the bacterial host's DNA |
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Retrovirus |
RNA virus that contains RNA as its genetic information |
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Prokaryote |
unicellular organism that lacks a nucleus |
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Bacillus |
rod-shaped prokaryote |
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Coccus |
spherical prokaryote |
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Spirillum |
spiral or corkscrew-shaped prokaryote |
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Binary Fission |
type of asexual reproduction in which an organism replicates its DNA and divides in half, producing two identical daughter cells |
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Endospore |
structure produced by prokaryotes in unfavorable conditions; a thick internal wall that encloses the DNA and a portion of the cyroplasm |
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Conjugation |
process in which paramecia and some prokaryotes exchange genetic information |
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Pathogen |
disease-causing agent |
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Vaccine |
preparation of weakened or killed pathogens used to produce immunity to a disease |
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Antibiotic |
group of drugs used to block the growth and reproduction of bacterial pathogens |
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Emerging Disease |
disease that appears in the population for the first time, or an old disease that suddenly becomes harder to control |
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Prion |
protein particles that cause disease |
