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Biology: Module 2

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Vocabulary for Module 2
Anita Thomer
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Anita Thomer
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Question 1

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The process in which infection by a virus results in DNA being transferred from one bacterium to another: [blank_start]transduction[blank_end]
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  • transduction

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A temporary union of two organisms for the purpose of DNA transfer: [blank_start]conjugation[blank_end]
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  • conjugation

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The DNA and other essential parts of a bacterium coated with several hard layers: [blank_start]endospore[blank_end]
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  • endospore

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What is the function of a capsule? 1. to [blank_start]adhere[blank_end] to surfaces 2. to [blank_start]ward[blank_end] off infection-fighting agents
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  • adhere
  • ward

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A small, circular section of extra DNA that confers one or more traits to a bacterium and can be reproduced separately from the main bacterial genetic code: [blank_start]plasmid[blank_end]
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  • plasmid

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What keeps the interior of the cell together and holds the cell's shape? [blank_start]cell wall[blank_end]
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  • cell wall

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What is used to grasp onto surfaces or another bacterium during conjugation? [blank_start]fimbria[blank_end]
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  • fimbria

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rod-shaped [blank_start]bacillus[blank_end]
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  • bacillus

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What is used to move the bacterium from place to place? [blank_start]flagellum[blank_end]
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  • flagellum

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A state in which members of a population die as quickly as new members are born: [blank_start]steady state[blank_end]
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  • steady state

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An organism that causes disease: [blank_start]pathogen[blank_end]
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  • pathogen

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Population growth that is controlled by limited resources: [blank_start]logistic growth[blank_end]
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  • logistic growth

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It's function is to store information needed to make an organism a living thing: [blank_start]DNA[blank_end]
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  • DNA

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An organism that feeds on dead matter: [blank_start]saprophyte[blank_end]
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  • saprophyte

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Population growth that is unhindered because of the abundance of resources for an ever-increasing population: [blank_start]exponential growth[blank_end]
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  • exponential growth

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An organism that feeds on a living host: [blank_start]parasite[blank_end]
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  • parasite

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Organisms from the same species that have markedly different traits: [blank_start]strains[blank_end]
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  • strains

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What part of the cell makes proteins? [blank_start]ribosomes[blank_end]
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  • ribosomes

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The transfer of a DNA segment from a nonfunctional donor cell to that of a functional recipient cell: [blank_start]transformation[blank_end]
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  • transformation

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What part of the cell negotiates what materials pass into and out of the cell? [blank_start]plasma membrane[blank_end]
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  • plasma membrane

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What part of the cell holds the DNA and ribosomes in place? [blank_start]cytoplasm[blank_end]
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  • cytoplasm

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An organism that requires oxygen: [blank_start]aerobic organism[blank_end]
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  • aerobic organism

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spherical [blank_start]coccus[blank_end]
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  • coccus

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helical [blank_start]spirillum[blank_end]
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  • spirillum

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An organism that does not require oxygen: [blank_start]anaerobic organiism[blank_end]
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  • anaerobic organiism
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