bacteria and virus

Question 1

prokaryote

Answer 1

an organism that consists of a single cell that doesn’t have a nucleus.

Question 2

bacilli

Answer 2

rod shaped bacteria, has a large surface area that helps take in nutrients but can also cause them to dry out more easily.

Question 3

cocci

Answer 3

spherical shaped bacteria, don’t dry out as easily as a rod shaped bacteria.

Question 4

spirilla

Answer 4

long, spiral shaped bacteria, use flagella to move like a corkscrew.

Question 5

binary fission

Answer 5

form of a sexual reproduction in singled-celled organism by which one 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

process by which nitrogen-fixing bacteria take in nitrogen from the air and change it to a form that plants can use.

Question 8

bioremediation

Answer 8

biological treatment of hazardous wastes by living organisms

Question 9

antibiotic

Answer 9

medicine used to kill bacteria and other microorganisms

Question 10

pathogenic bacteria

Answer 10

bacteria that cause 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