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A virus or a prion.
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Nonliving particle that causes disease?
A prion.
Nonliving particle that invades cells?
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What is a nonliving particle that invades a cell?
a virus
What is the infectious Particle that contains nucleic acids and is surounded by proteins?
A virus
Any organism or particle that can cause an infectious disease is called a?
Pathogen.
Infectious microorganisms that exist as a particle rather than one complete cell and are not capable or reproducing outside of a host cell are?
A virus is a small infectious microorganism that exists as a particle rather than a complete cell that is not capable of reproducing outside of a host cell. A virus only reproduces inside of other living cells in other organisms.
An Infectious particle made up of protein rather then DNA or RNA?
Prion
What is the homophone for small particle?
The homophone for "small particle" is "molecule".
Why is 0.5 micron particle size reference used in the classification of clean rooms?
BECAUSE MOST INFECTIOUS BACTERIA ARE OF THIS SIZE BECAUSE MOST INFECTIOUS BACTERIA ARE OF THIS SIZE
Why do scientist use classifacation?
=Scientist use classifacation to but living or nonliving organisms in small or big groups...==Scientist use classifacation to but living or nonliving organisms in small or big groups...==Scientist use classifacation to but living or nonliving organisms in small or big groups...=
What is engulfing a particle called?
When a cell engulfs a particle, it is called phagocytosis. Certain white blood cells phagocytize and digest infectious particles like bacteria to kill them.
Which type of microrganisim is the smallest?
A prion is a small infectious particle that contains a misfolded protein. These contain no DNA or RNA. These cause Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, Scrapie in sheep and Kuru. These are deadly and progressive nerve wasting diseases.A plant pathologist discovered an infectious RNA particle smaller than a virus that causes diseases in plants. He called it a viroid. Millions each year are lost by these viroids. These contain only RNA.These two are the smallest infectious particles. They are not called microorganisms because they are not alive any more than viruses are.
