Bacteria

Question 1

organisms that are single celled and have no nucleus.

Answer 1

prokaryote

Question 2

rod shaped that have a large surface that help them take in nutrients.

Answer 2

bacilli

Question 3

spherical don’t dry out as fast as rod shaped bacteria.

Answer 3

cocci

Question 4

long spiral shaped, they use flagella at both ends to move like a corkscrew.

Answer 4

spirilla

Question 5

one single celled organism splits into two single celled organisms.

Answer 5

binary fission

Question 6

a thick protective coating that contains genetic material and proteins.

Answer 6

endospore

Question 7

nitrogen fixing bacteria take in nitrogen from the air and change it to a form that plants can use.

Answer 7

Nitrogen fixation

Question 8

the biological treatment of hazardous waste by living organisms.

Answer 8

bioremediation

Question 9

medicine used to kill bacteria and other microorganisms

Answer 9

antibiotic

Question 10

bacteria that cause disease.

Answer 10

pathogenic bacteria

Question 11

a microscopic particle that gets inside a cell and often destroys the cell.

Answer 11

virus

Question 12

an organism from which a parasite takes food or shelter.

Answer 12

host