Microbiology Vocabulary

Microbiology Vocabulary Prokaryote - answerunicellular organism that lacks a true nucleus and membrane bound organelles. Bacteria. Eukaryote: - answerorganisms that have cells with a distinct membrane bound nucleus and organelles. animals, plants. protists Microbe - answermicroscopic organisms that exist as single cells or cell clusters. Microbiology - answerthe study of microbes including their lives, features, and impact on the natural world. Virus - answerparticle that consists of a nucleic acid enclosed within a protein shell that requires a living cell in order to reproduce. Viruses are not considered to be living organisms!!!!! capsid - answerprotein shell that surrounds a virus. host - answerthe living organism that a virus infects. Bacteria - answersimple, single-celled mircoorganisms. prokaryotes. come in three main shapes: rods, spirals, and spheres. antibiotics - answermedicines that can kill bacteria. pathogen - answerany microbe that causes disease. infectious disease - answerany disease that is caused by a pa