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scientist who accidently discovered penicillin
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ALexander Fleming
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THe smallest and most specific taxon
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species
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hwlpful way in which bacteria converts nitrogen gas into ammonia
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nitrogen fixation
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substance which destroys bacteria or inhibits them from reproducing
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antibiotic
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system of naming organisms using the genus and the species name
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binomial nomencalture
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describes bacteria that are ready to receive external dna
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competent
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person who grouped organisms based on the physical characteristics
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Carolus linneaus
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group of bacteria that love in extreme environments
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archeabacteria
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extension of the plasma membrane that helps bacteria stick to surfaces
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pilus
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the largest group of bacteria
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eubacteria
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largest of all taxa
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domain
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group of bacteria that produce methane as a biproduct of respiration
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methanogens
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the taxa that has plants, animals, protists, fungi, archaebacteria and eubacteria
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kingdom
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reproduction in which it splits in two
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binary fisson
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some bacteria have this external covering over the call wall
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capsule
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theis taxa is used as the 1st name of an organisms scientific name.
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genus
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the branch of biology that deals with the organization of organisms
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taxonomy
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bacteria that can both be photosythesizers or herterotrophs
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photoheterotrophs
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sexual reproduction in bacteria
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conjugation
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organisms that obtain energy directly from inorganic molecules
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chemoautotrophs
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organisms that obtain enery directly from the sun
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photoautotrophs
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type of cell that contains no membrane bound stuctures
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prokaryote
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group of photosynthetic bacteria
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cyanobacteria
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name designating a group of organisms
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taxon (taxa)
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strepto
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chain
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diplo
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2
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staphlyo
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cluster
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coccus
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sphere
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spirillus
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sprial
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bacillus
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rod
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besides shape and arrangement how else r bacteria identified?
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gram staining
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what is gramstaining
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when you stain to identfy cell wallls with violet and red
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what are obliagte aerobes
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organisms that need oxygen
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obliagte anaerobes?
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can't have oxygen
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facultative anaerobes
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can do with either
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antibiotic resistence
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immune to antibiotics
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virus that infects bacteria
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bacterioprophage
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viral dna is called this when it has incorportaed into the host cell's dna
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prophage
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virus which contains rna as it's genetic material
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retrovirus
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person who created the veryfirst vaccine
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jonas salk
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small particles on the edge of living and not living that infect cells
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virus
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the outercoat of a virus
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capsid
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a substance that contains dead or weakend virus' that provides immunity
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vaccine
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protein material that can cause disease
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prion
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viral cycle where the host make copies of a virus indefinitly
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lysogenic cycle
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lyses??
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bursts, destroyes cells
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besides shape and arrangement how else r bacteria identified?
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gram staining
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what is gramstaining
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when you stain to identfy cell wallls with violet and red
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what are obliagte aerobes
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organisms that need oxygen
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obliagte anaerobes?
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can't have oxygen
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facultative anaerobes
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can do with either
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antibiotic resistence
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immune to antibiotics
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virus that infects bacteria
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bacterioprophage
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viral dna is called this when it has incorportaed into the host cell's dna
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prophage
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virus which contains rna as it's genetic material
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retrovirus
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person who created the veryfirst vaccine
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jonas salk
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small particles on the edge of living and not living that infect cells
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virus
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the outercoat of a virus
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capsid
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a substance that contains dead or weakend virus' that provides immunity
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vaccine
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protein material that can cause disease
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prion
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viral cycle where the host make copies of a virus indefinitly
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lysogenic cycle
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besides shape and arrangement how else r bacteria identified?
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gram staining
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what is gramstaining
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when you stain to identfy cell wallls with violet and red
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what are obliagte aerobes
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organisms that need oxygen
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obliagte anaerobes?
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can't have oxygen
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facultative anaerobes
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can do with either
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antibiotic resistence
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immune to antibiotics
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virus that infects bacteria
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bacterioprophage
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viral dna is called this when it has incorportaed into the host cell's dna
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prophage
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virus which contains rna as it's genetic material
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retrovirus
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person who created the veryfirst vaccine
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jonas salk
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small particles on the edge of living and not living that infect cells
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virus
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the outercoat of a virus
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capsid
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a substance that contains dead or weakend virus' that provides immunity
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vaccine
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protein material that can cause disease
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prion
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viral cycle where the host make copies of a virus indefinitly
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lysogenic cycle
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