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Bacteria vs. Viruses

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Each item in the list below represents a characteristic of viruses, bacteria or both. Place each item on the Venn diagram on the back of this page.

Has DNA or RNA Can be helpful Can be harmful

Living Non-living Microscopic

Can be grown on nutrient agar

E. coli HIV
Flu

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Streptococcus Chicken pox Can form endospores Needs a host to reproduce Found everywhere Can cause illness Can treat infection with antibiotics Smaller (10 nm) Larger (1000 nm)

Can be decomposers Can prevent with vaccines Copies DNA or RNA

Does not have a nucleus

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