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| particle made up of nucleic acid, protein, and in some cases lipis that can replicate only by infecting living cells |
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| virus that infects bacteria |
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| process in which a virus enters a cell, makes a copy of itself, and causes the cell to burst |
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| process by 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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| the viral DNA that is embedded in the host cell's DNA |
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| virus that contains RNA as its genetic information |
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| a preparation of weakened or killed pathogen |
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| compound that blocks the growth and reproduction of bacteria |
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| single-stranded RNA molecule that has no surrounding capsids |
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| infectious particle made up of protein rather than RNA or DNA |
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| single-celled organism lacking a nucleus |
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| spiral or corkscrew-shaped prokaryote |
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| organism that must take in organic molecules for both energy and carbon |
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| organism that is photosynthetic but needs organic compounds as a carbon source |
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| organism that uses energy from sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water to carbon compounds |
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| organism that makes organic compounds from carbon dioxide using energy from chemical reactions |
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| organism that requires a constant supply of oxygen in order to live |
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| organism that cannot live in the presence of oxygen |
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| organism that can survive with or without oxygen |
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| type of asexual reproduction in which an organism replicates its DNA and divides in half, producing two identical daughter cells |
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| form of sexual reproduction in which paramecia and some prokaryotes exchange genetic information |
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| type of spore formed when a bacterium produces a thick internal wall that encloses its DNA and a portion of its cytoplasm |
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| process of converting nitrogen gas into ammonia |
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