Bacteria Flashcards
1
Q
What are the favourable conditions
A
. Warm temperatures
. Moisture
. Enough oxygen
. basic alkali environment
2
Q
What are the 3 different shapes for bacteria called
A
- Sprillium 2. Cocci 3. Bacillus
3
Q
Flagella
A
The whip-like tail found in one-celled organisms to help them move
4
Q
Binary fission
A
A form of reproduction within single-celled organisms by which one cell divides into two cells of the same size
5
Q
Slime capsule
A
Found on the outside of bacteria to protect it
6
Q
Cytoplasm
A
The material within a living cell excluding the nucleus
7
Q
Toxins
A
Various poisonous substances produced by some microorganisms (bacteria and viruses)
8
Q
Bacteria colonies
A
The visible cluster of numerous bacterial cells
9
Q
Why bacteria stop reproducing
A
They run out of nutrients and space and poison themselves with their wastes (toxins)
