bacteria

Question 1

prokaryote

Answer 1

Prokaryotes are organisms whose cells lack a nucleus and other organelles. Prokaryotes are divided into two distinct groups: the bacteria and the archaea, which scientists believe have unique evolutionary lineages.

Question 2

bacilli

Answer 2

Bacillus species are aerobic, sporulating, rod-shaped bacteria that are ubiquitous in nature

Question 3

cocci

Answer 3

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Question 4

spirilla

Answer 4

Spirochetes are gram-negative, motile, spiral bacteria, from 3 to 500 m (1 m = 0.001 mm) long.

Question 5

binary fission

Answer 5

binary fission, asexual reproduction by a separation of the body into two new bodies.

Question 6

endospore

Answer 6

Endospores are a reversible status in bacterial cycle life

Question 7

nitrogen fixation

Answer 7

nitrogen fixation, any natural or industrial process that causes free nitrogen (N2), which is a relatively inert gas plentiful in air, to combine chemically with other elements to form more-reactive nitrogen compounds such as ammonia, nitrates, or nitrites.

Question 8

bioremediation

Answer 8

Bioremediation is a process that uses mainly microorganisms, plants, or microbial or plant enzymes to detoxify contaminants in the soil and other environments.

Question 9

antibiotic

Answer 9

Antibiotics are chemicals that kill or inhibit the growth of bacteria and are used to treat bacterial infections

Question 10

pathogenic bacteria

Answer 10

Pathogenic microbes contain certain abilities to cause infections or diseases in hosts during interactions

Question 11

virus

Answer 11

A virus is an infectious agent that can only replicate within a host organism.