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| a tiny nonliving particle that invades and then reproduces inside a living cell |
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| an organism that provides a source of energy or a suitable environment for another organism or virus to live on |
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| an organism that lives on or in a host and causes harm to the host |
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| a virus that enters cells and immediately begins to multiply, leading to the quick death of the invaded cells |
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| a virus that hides inside host cells before becoming active |
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| single celled organisms that lack a nucleus and prokoryotes |
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| a tiny structure located in the cytoplasm of a cell where proteins are produced |
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| the process of breaking down food to release its energy |
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| the region of a cell that contains a gel-like material and cell structure |
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| the part of a cell that moves it |
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| a form of asexual reproductionin which cells divide to form two identical cells |
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| a reproductive process that involves only one parent and produces offspring that are identical to the parent |
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| a reproductive process that involves two parents that combine their genetic materialto produce a new organism which differs from both parents |
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| the process in which a unicellular organism transfers some of its genetic material to another unicellular organism |
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| an organism that breaks down chemicals from dead organismsand returns important materials to the soil |
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| a process of heating food to a temperature high enough to kill most harmful bacteria without changing the taste of the food |
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| an illness that can pass from one organism to another |
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| a poison that can harm an organism |
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| a chemical that can kill bacteria without harming a person's cells |
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| the ability of bacteria to withstand the effects of an antibiotic |
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| a substance introduced into the body to stimulate the production of chemicals that destroy specific disease causign viruses and organisms |
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