Biology Chapter 8.1 & 8.4
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Caused by Viruses:
-AIDS -Chickenpox -Influenza -Rabies
Human diseases caused by Bacteria
-Tetanus -Tuberculosis -Strep Throat -Syphilis
Which type of organism is a single-celled prokaryote
Bacteria
The two essential components shared by all viruses are a core of nucleic acid surrounded by an outer protein.
Capsid
Some bacteria have stiff fibers on their outer surface called ____________ that help them adhere to host cells.
Fimbriae
Motile bacterial usually has one or more long, thin, cellular appendages called
Flagella
The general term for a bacterium, virus, or other microbe that causes disease is a(n)
Pathogen
antibiotics in the penicillin class kill bacteria by inhibiting production of:
The cell wall