Vocab Flashcards
Host
An organism that provides a source of energy for a virus or other organism.
Bacteriophage
A virus that infects bacteria.
Bacteria
Small single celled organisms.
Cytoplasm
The region inside the cell membrane that is a gel-like material.
Ribosomes
Chemical protein factories.
Flagellum
A whiplike structure that helps a cell move.
Respiration
The process of breaking down food to release energy
Binary fission
When one cell divides to form 2 identical cells.
Asexual reproduction
A reproductive process involving only 1 parent and produces offspring identical to the parent.
Sexual reproduction
A reproductive process involving 2 parents that combine their genetic material to form another organism that differs from both parents.
Conjugation
When a bacteria transfers some genetic material to the other in a thin bridge. Then, the cells separate.
Parasite
An organism that lives on or in a host and causes it harm.
