Bacteria

Question 1

Prokaryote

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Bacilli

Answer 2

rod shaped bacteria that have large surface area which helps them take in nutrients.

Question 3

Cocci

Answer 3

spherical bacteria, they do not dry out as quickly as rod-shaped bacteria

Question 4

Spirilla

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Binary Fission

Answer 5

a form of asexual reproduction in single-celled organisms by which on cell divides into two cells of the same size.

Question 6

Endospore

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Nitrogen Fixation

Answer 7

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

Question 8

bioremediation

Answer 8

using microorganisms to change harmful chemicals into harmless ones

Question 9

Antibiotic

Answer 9

medicine used to kill bacteria and other microorganisms

Question 10

pathogenic bacteria

Answer 10

bacteria that causes disease

Question 11

virus

Answer 11

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

Question 12

host

Answer 12

an organism from which a parasite takes food or shelter