Science Vocab Chapter 2

an organism that provides a source of energy or a suitable environment for a virus or another organism

an organism that lives on or in a host and causes harm to the host

a virus that infects bacteria

single celled organism that lack a nucleus: prokaryotes

the region of a cell located inside the cell membrane (in prokaryotes) or between the cell membrane and nucleus (in eukaryotes) ; gel-like

tiny structure located in the cytoplasm of a cell where proteins are produced

a long, whip-like structure that helps a cell to move

the process of breaking down food to release it's energy

a form of asexual reproduction in which one cell divides to form two identical cells

a reproductive process that involves only one parent and produces offspring that are identical to the parent

a reproductive process that involves two parents that combine their genetic material to produce a new organism, differs from both parents

the process in which a uni-cellular organism transfers some of it's genetic material to another uni-cellular organism

a small, rounded, thick-walled, resting cell that forms inside a bacterial cell

a process of heating food to a temp. that is high enough to kill most harmful bacteria without changing the taste of the food

an organism that breaks down chemicals from dead organisms and returns important materials to the soil and water

an illness that can pass from one organism to another

a poison that can harm an organism

a chemical that can kill bacteria without harming a person's cells

the ability of bacteria to withstand the effects of an antibiotic

a substance introduced into the body to stimulate the production of chemicals that destroy specific disease causing viruses and organisms