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Biology Chapter 16 Vocabulary

Quiz by Michael Schmidt

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  • Q1
    Dome-shaped rock composed of thin layers of sediment pressed tightly together.
    stromatolite
    30s
  • Q2
    Domain of prokaryotic organisms that are biochemically and genetically distinct from bacteria.
    archaea
    30s
  • Q3
    Domain of prokaryotic organisms that are biochemically and genetically distinct from archaea.
    bacteria
    30s
  • Q4
    A spherical bacterium
    coccus
    30s
  • Q5
    A rod-shaped bacterium
    bacillus
    30s
  • Q6
    Member of a group of large spiral-shaped bacteria
    spirochete
    30s
  • Q7
    Mode of prokaryote asexual reproduction in which each daughter cell receives an identical copy of the parent cell's chromosome
    binary fission
    30s
  • Q8
    Dormant cell formed by certain bacteria that can survive very harsh conditions.
    endospore
    30s
  • Q9
    Group of prokaryotes that generate oxygen as a waste product of their photosynthesis
    cyanobacteria
    30s
  • Q10
    Use organisms to remove pollutants from water, air, and soil
    bioremediation
    30s
  • Q11
    A disease-causing organism or virus
    pathogen
    30s
  • Q12
    A viral reproductive cycle in which copies of a virus are made within a host cell, which then bursts open, releasing new viruses
    lytic cycle
    30s
  • Q13
    A viral reproductive cycle in which the viral DNA is added to the host cell's DNA and is copied along with the host cell's DNA
    lysogenic cycle
    30s
  • Q14
    Member of a group of viruses such as HIV that carry reverse transcriptase, which catalyzes the synthesis of DNA from an RNA template
    retrovirus
    30s
  • Q15
    Dose of a disabled or destroyed pathogen (or part of a pathogen) used to stimulate a long-term immune defense against the pathogen.
    vaccine
    30s

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