Cls 7Th Bacteria, Virus And Protist

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Bacterium

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Microscopic prokaryote

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Conjugation

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Process in which to bacteria of the same species attached to each other and share genetic material

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Endospore

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Form of bacterium that has a thick internal walls around its chromosome and part of the cytoplasm

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Fission

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Cell division that forms to genetically identical cells

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Flagellum

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Long whip like structure that helps some bacteria move

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Antibiotic

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Medicine that stops the growth and reproduction of bacteria

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Bioremediation

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Use of organisms to clean up environmental pollution

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Decomposition

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Breakdown of dead organisms and organic wastes

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Nitrogen fixation

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Conversion of atmospheric nitrogen into nitrogen compounds that living things can use

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Pasteurization

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Process of heating food to a temperature that kills most harmful bacteria

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Pathogen

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Agent that causes diseases

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Resistance

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Capacity of an organism to defend itself against disease

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Antibody

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Proteins that can attach to a pathogen and make it useless

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Immunity

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Ability of an organism to resist a virus or infection

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Mutations

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Change in DNA or RNA

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Vaccine

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Mixture containing material from one or more deactivated pathogens

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Virus

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Strand of DNA or RNA surrounded by a protein layer that can infect and replicate in host cell

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Algae

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Plant like protists that produce food through photosynthesis

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Amoeba

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Common sarcodine with unusual adaptation for movement and obtaining nutrients

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Asexual reproduction

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One parent reproduces without a sperm or an egg joining

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Cilia

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Short hair like organelles that grow on the surface of some protest

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Diatom

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Plant like protist with a hard outer wall

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Paramecium

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Protest with cilia and two nuclei

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Process

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Event marked by a gradual change that leads towards a particular result

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Protists

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Member of a group of eukaryotic organisms

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Protozoan

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Protist resembling a tiny animal

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Pseudopod

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Temporary foot made when an amoeba pushes part of its body outward