bacteria Flashcards
an organism that cantons a single cell that dosn`t have a nucleus
prokaryote
a disease causing bacterium
bacilli
any spherical or roughly spherical bacterium
cocci
a bacterium with a rigid spiral structure
spirilla
a form of asexual reproduction in single celled organism
binary fission
a thick walled protective spore that frms inside a bacterial call and resists harsh conditions
endospore
the chemeical proccesses by which atmospheric nitrogen is assimilated into organic compounds,
nitrogen fixation
the biological treatment of hazardous waste by living organisms
bioremediation
medicine used to kill bacteria
antibiotic
bacteria that cause disease
Pathogenic bacteria
a microscopic particle that gets inside a cell
virus
an organism from which a parasite takes food or shelter
host