STUDY GUIDE FOR TEST ON CHAP.2
VIRUSES AND BACTERIA
Vocabulary
Virus
Asexual Reproduction
Host
Sexual Reproduction
Parasite
Binary Fission
Bacteriophage
Conjugation
Bacterium (singular), bacteria (plural)
Cell Wall
Respiration
Cytoplasm
Endospore
Ribosome
Decomposer
Flagellum
Infectious Disease
Antibiotic
Vaccine
Concepts
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give reasons why viruses are considered to be nonliving
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describe the basic structure of a virus
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explain how viruses multiple
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compare and contrast cell with virus (Venn Diagram)
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Describe how bacterial cells are different from the cells of all
other organisms
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list the positive and harmful roles that bacteria play in people's
lives
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name the two kingdoms of bacteria
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tell how bacteria reproduce and survive
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distinguish between asexual and sexual reproduction, and give
examples of each (asexual - binary fission and sexual conjugation)
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describe how infectious diseases spread from person to person
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explain some ways in which infectious diseases can be treated
or prevented