Bacteria and virus

Question 1

Bacterium

Answer 1

Microscopic prokaryotic

Question 2

conjugation

Answer 2

Process in which two bacteria of the same species attach to each other and share genetic material.

Question 3

endospore

Answer 3

Form of bacterium that has a thick internal wall around it chromosome and part of the cytoplasm.

Question 4

fission

Answer 4

cell division that form two genetically identical cell.

Question 5

flagellum

Answer 5

Long whiplike structure that help some bacteria move.

Question 6

antibiotic

Answer 6

medicine that stop the growth and reproduction of bacteria.

Question 7

bioremediation

Answer 7

Use of organism to clean up environmental pollution

Question 8

decomposition

Answer 8

breakdown of dead organism and organic waste.

Question 9

nitrogen fixation

Answer 9

Conversion of atmospheric nitrogen use nitrogen compound that living things can use.

Question 10

pasterization

Answer 10

Process of heating food to a temperature that kills more harmful bacteria.

Question 11

pathogen

Answer 11

Agent that cause disease.

Question 12

resistance

Answer 12

Capacity of an organism to defend itself against disease.

Question 13

antibody

Answer 13

Protein that can attach to a pathogen and make it useless

Question 14

immunity

Answer 14

Ability of an organism to resist a virus or infection.

Question 15

mutation

Answer 15

change in DNA or RNA

Question 16

Vaccine

Answer 16

Mixture containing material from one or deactivated pathogen.

Question 17

Virus

Answer 17

Strand of DNA or RNA surrounded by a protein layer that can infect and replicate in a host cell.