nonliving microscopic particles made up of either a dna or rna core covered by a protien coat.
viruses
somthing that may harm the thing on which it depends for life
parasite
organisms that enters a cell, becoming part of the cell's dna without immediatly destroying the cell
latent virus
solution made of damaged virus particles
vaccine
chemical produced by the body in a viral-infected cell that prevents other cells from being infected
interferon
deadly virus disease affecting the human immune system
aids
whiplike tail that helps bacteria to move
flaggelum
organisms that use oxygenfor respiraton
aerobes
organisms that die when exposed to oxygen
anaerobes
producer monerans that produce blooms in ponds
cyanobacteria
any organism that feeds on dead material
saprophyte
type of bacteria in pea plant roots that benefits the plant
nitrogen fixing
any organism that can cause disease
pathogen
substance used to kill bacteria
antibiotic
poison produced by pathogens
toxin
heat resistant structures in bacteria
endospores
asezxual form of bacterial repro.
fission
rod shaped bacteria
bacilli
organism used for gene therapy
viruses
organism used for fish food
cyanobacteria
organism used to produce cheese
bacteria
organism used for decomposing other materials
bacteria
organism used for fertilizer
nitrogen fixing bacteria
organism used for cleaning up oil spills
nitrogen fixing bacteria
how is aids related to diseases such as pnuemonia and TB?
pnuemonia and TB are 2ndary diseases and when you get aids it weakens your immune system so when the 2ndary diseases come along your immune sytem cant fight it and you kick the bucket!
what is botulism? what causes it?
food poisining that can paralize you, toxins from bacteria
repro cell in fungi
spores
animal like protists
protozoan
relationship in which both organisms benifit
mutualistic
a strong flexible carb found in the cell walls of hyphae
chitin
structure in club fungi holding repro. cells
basidium
sacs of repro. cells in yeasts and other sac fungi
ascus
threadlike tubes composing the body of the fungi
hyphae
kingdom of eukaryotic cels in yeasts and other sac fungi