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Spontaneous generation
The idea that organisms came from other organisms.
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Human body bacteria
The human body only contains bacteria during illness.
Bacteria and eukarya
Both contain membrane-bound organelles.
Scientific name of an organism
Indicates its domain.
Viroids
Naked (lacking a protein shell) pieces of RNA that
infect plants.
Viruses
Simultaneously contain DNA, RNA, and protein.
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Obligate intracellular agents
Viruses, viroids, and prions.
Viruses and bacteria
Both are unicellular.
Domain categorization
An organism is categorized in a domain according to
its cell size.
Archaea
Very similar to bacteria and have rigid cell walls made
of peptidoglycan.
Thiomargarita namibiensis
Cannot be a eukaryote because it is only 1 mm in
width.
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