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What term describes invading bacteria viruses and parasites?
Immunity
True or false bacteriophages are viruses that parasitize bacteria?
True. Bacteriophages are viruses that infect and replicate within bacteria, ultimately causing the bacteria to burst and release more bacteriophages into the environment.
Organisms that enter the body and make you sick are called?
Pathogens. These are typically bacteria, viruses, fungi, or parasites that can cause disease by invading the body's tissues. Common examples include influenza viruses, E. coli bacteria, and malaria parasites.
What are the similarities of protists and viruses?
Viruses and Bacteria both have no nucleus. They are also both prokaryotes.
What group includes some members that can carry out photosynthesis bacteria or a viruses?
Bacteria such as cyanobacteria are able to carry out photosynthesis, while viruses lack the cellular machinery to perform photosynthesis. Viruses are obligate intracellular parasites that require a host cell to replicate and do not possess the cellular machinery needed for photosynthesis.
Are viruses or bacteria more like parasites?
Viruses
What is the big difference between viruses and bacteria?
Viruses are replication parasites that can do nothing until they take over a living cell. Bacteria are living cells.
What are four difference?
bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites
What term describes invading bacteria viruses and parasites?
Immunity
Which microorganism causes skin disease?
Skin diseases can be caused by viruses, fungi, bacteria, or parasites.
What are Five types of generalization?
bacteria. viruses. fungi. protozoa .(protists). parasites.
Tapeworms fleas leeches bacteria and viruses are all examples of?
Tapeworms, fleas, leeches, and most viruses, and some bacteria all fall under the label of parasites. Parasites benefit from another organism at that organism's expense.
What is infectious diseases caused by?
"germs" -- bacteria, viruses, parasites, fungi, and possibly prions
What are 5 classes of infectious agents?
Prions, Viruses, Bacteria, Fungi, and Animal Parasites.
What can affect organs?
Diseases caused by bacteria, viruses, yeasts or parasites can affect organs.
What are the five groups of pathogens?
Bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa (aka protists), parasites.
True or false bacteriophages are viruses that parasitize bacteria?
True. Bacteriophages are viruses that infect and replicate within bacteria, ultimately causing the bacteria to burst and release more bacteriophages into the environment.
