bacteria Flashcards

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prokaryote

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an organism that consists of a single cell that does not have a nucleus.

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bacilli

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a rod shaped.and have a large surface area that helps them take in nutrients but a large surface area can cause them to dry out easily.

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cocci

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it is spherical they do not dry out ass quickly as rod shaped bacteria.

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spirilla

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they are long and spiral shaped. they use flagella at both ends to move like a cork screw.

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binary fission

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a form aod asexual reproduction in single celled organisms by whitch one cell divides into two cells of the same size.

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edospore

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a thick walled protective spore that forms inside a bacterial cell and resists harsh conditions

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nitrogen fixation

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bacteria takes in nitrogen from the air and change it into a form that plants can use.

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bioremedication

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the biological treatment of hazardous waste by living organisms.

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antibiotic

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medicine used to kill bacteria and other micronisms.

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pathongenic bacteria

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baceria that cause disease

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virus

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

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host

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an organism from whitch a parasite takes food of shelter

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