Biology Vocab 4.04 and 4.05

a genus of spherical or ovoid chiefly nonmotile and parasitic gram-positive bacteria that divide only in one plane, occur in pairs or chains, and include important pathogens of humans and domestic animals

A highly contagious and often fatal viral infection that has been completely eradicated by immunization identified by small red spots/blisters on the skin

Is an infectious disease of birds and mammals caused by RNA viruses

A poisonous substance produced during the metabolism and growth of certain microorganisms and some higher plant and animal species

A serious (often fatal) disease of the immune system transmitted through blood products especially by sexual contact or contaminated needles

An abnormal condition caused by breathing or swallowing a mercury substance.

A lack of adequate nourishment

An illness caused by a toxic mineral, which may be found in the home in paint or water pipes.

Infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic

An automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus

Manner of acting or controlling yourself

The process of raising and educating a child from birth, or before, until adulthood

Animal species have mate-selection rituals

An action or set of actions that an animal changes through experience.

The torpid or resting state in which some animals pass the winter