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| a chemical substance produced by microorganisms that can inhibit the growth of or destroy other microorganisms |
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| single celled eukaryotic photosynthetic microorganism, have a nucleus and membrane bound organelles |
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| all prokaryotic organisms, no nucleus, and no membrane bound organelles |
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| a virus that infects bacteria |
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| cells are the basic units of life and carry out all basic functions of living things |
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| a new taxonomic category above the kingdom level |
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| single celled microorganisms, some are multicellular |
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| what is the germ theory of disease? |
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| theory that microorganisms (germs) can invade other organisms and cause disease |
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| the study of microorganisms |
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| what is a microorganism or microbe? |
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| organism studied with a microscope, including viruses |
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| an exceedingly small infectious particle consisting of protein without any nucleic acid |
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| single celled, eukaryotic, at least one nucleus, microscopic |
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