bacteria

Question 1

cytoplasm

Answer 1

region inside cell membrane; contains gel-like material

Question 2

ribosomes

Answer 2

chemical factories where proteins are produced

Question 3

flagellum

Answer 3

long whiplike structure that extends from the cell membrane and passes out through the cell wall

Question 4

binary fission

Answer 4

a process where one cell divides to form two identical cells

Question 5

asexual reproduction

Answer 5

a reproductive process that involves only one parent and produces offspring that are identical to the parent

Question 6

sexual reproduction

Answer 6

involves two parents which combine their genetic material to produce a new organism

Question 7

conjugation

Answer 7

a simple form of sexual reproduction

Question 8

endospore

Answer 8

small rounded thick walled resting cell that forms inside a bacterial cell

Question 9

respiration

Answer 9

the process of breaking down foods to release its energy

Question 10

decomposer

Answer 10

organisms that break down large chemicals in dead organisms into small chemicals