Bacteria and Virus

Question 1

An organism that consists of a single cell that does not have a nucleus.

Answer 1

Prokaryote

Question 2

A form of asexual reproduction in single-celled organisms by which one cell divides into two cells of the same size.

Answer 2

Binary Fission

Question 3

A thick-walled protective spore that forms inside a bacterial cell and resists harsh conditions.

Answer 3

Endospore

Question 4

The biological treatment of hazardous watse by living organisms.

Answer 4

Bioremediation

Question 5

Medicine used to kill bacteria and other microorganisms.

Answer 5

Antibiotic

Question 6

Bacteria that cause disease.

Answer 6

Pathogenic Bacteria

Question 7

A microscopic particle that gets inside a cell and often destroys the cell.

Answer 7

Virus

Question 8

An organism from which a parasite takes food or shelter.

Answer 8

Host

Question 9

Any spherical or roughly spherical bacterium.

Answer 9

Cocci

Question 10

A bacterium with a rigid spiral structure, found in stagnant water and sometimes causing disease.

Answer 10

Spirilla

Question 11

A process by which atmospheric nitrogen is converted by either a natural or an industrial means to a form of nitrogen such as ammonia.

Answer 11

Nitrogen fixation

Question 12

Bacilli is a taxonomic class of bacteria that includes two orders, Bacillales and Lactobacillales, which contain several well-known pathogens such as Bacillus anthracis. Bacilli are almost exclusively gram-positive bacteria.

Answer 12

Bacilli