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Chapter 2: Viruses and Bacteria

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bacteriatiny single-celled organisms that live almost anywhere
cytoplasmthe region inside the cell membrane of a bacteria
ribosomestiny structures that produce proteins inside bacteria
flagelluma whip-like structure that helps a bacteria cell to move
cellular respirationthe process of breaking down food to make energy
binary fissiona process by which bacteria reproduce sexually
conjugationa process by which bacteria reproduce asexually
endosporea small, rounded, thick-walled resting cell inside a bacterial cell
pasteurizationa method of slowing down food spoilage
decomposersorganisms that break down large, complex chemicals in dead organisms into small, simple chemicals
hostan organism that provides a source of food for a virus or other organism
virusa tiny, non-living particle that enters and reproduces inside a living cell
parasitean organism that lives in or on a host and causes it harm
vaccinea substance introduced in the body to help produce chemicals that destroy specific viruses
protista eukaryote that can not be classified as an animal, plant or fungi
protozoanprotists that are unicellular, animal-like protists
algaeprotists that are uni- or multicellular plant-like protists
fungus-like protistsprotists that are heterotrophs,
funguseukaryotes that have cell walls, are heterotrophs, and use spores to reproduce
mushrooma fruiting body of a fungus



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