science voc 10
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- antibiotic
- a substance used to kill or slow the growth of bacteria or other microorganisms
- bacteria
- extremely small, single-celled organisms without a nucleus; prokaryotic cells
- binary fission
- the simple cell division in which one cell splits into two; used by bacteria
- bioremediation
- the use of bacteria and other microorganisms to change pollutants in soil and water into harmless chemicals
- endospore
- a bacterium surrounded by a thick, protective membrane
- flagella
- a string coming from the bacteria
- lysogenic cycle
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- lytic cycle
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- parasitic
- a symbiotic association in which one organism benefits while the other is harmed
- pathogenic bacteria
- bacteria that invade a host organism and obtain the nutrients they need from the host's cells
- pasteurization
- a method of heating food and beverages to kill bacteria
- prokaryotic
- a cell that does not have a nucleus or any other membrane-covered organelles; also called a bacterium
- virus
- a microscopic particle that invades a cell and often destroys it