bacteria and virus Flashcards
prokaryote
An organism that consists of a a single cell that does not have a nucleus.
Bacilli
are rod shaped, they have a large surface area, which helps them take nutrients
Cocci
Are spherical. do not dry out as quickly as rod shaped bacteria
Spririlla
Is long and spiral shaped, moves like a corkscrew
Binary Fission
A form or asexual reproduction in single celled organisms
endospore
A thick-walled protective spore that forms inside a bacterial cell.
Nitrogen fixation
Bacteria takes in nitrogen from the air and changes it.
Bioremediation
The biological treatment of hazardous wast by living origins.
Antibiotic
medicine used to kill bacteria.
Pathogenic bacteria
bacteria that causes diseases.
virus
A microscopic particle that gets inside the cell and often destroys it.
host
an organism fro witch a parasite takes food or shelter.
