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| Single-celled microorganism that lacks a nucleus |
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| Prokaryote that is photosynthetic but needs organic compounds for nutrition |
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| Spiral or corkscrew shaped prokaryote |
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| Whiplike structure on some cells that is used for movement |
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| Form of sexual reproduction where paramecia & some prokaryotes exchange genetic information |
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| Prokaryote that gets energy from inorganic molecules using chemical reaction |
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| Type of asexual reproduction where a prokaryote replicates its DNA, divides in half making two identical daughter cells |
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| Disease causing agent such as bacteria or fungus |
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| Type of spore formed when internal bacterium produces a thick internal wall to enclose DNA & some cytoplasm |
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| Process of converting nitrogen gas into ammonia |
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| Particle made of nucleic acid, protein & maybe lipids that only replicate by infecting living cells |
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| Compound that blocks growth & reproduction of bacteria |
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| Process of destroying bacteria using great heat or chemical action |
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| Process where a virus enters a cell and makes a copy that causes the cell to burst |
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| Outer protein coat of a virus |
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| Virus that infects bacteria |
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| Infectious particles made of protein instead of RNA or DNA |
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| Process by which a virus embeds DNA into the host's DNA and gets replicated |
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| Virus that has RNA as its genetic information |
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