bacteria and viruses Flashcards
1
Q
bactirium
A
microscopic prokaryote
2
Q
conjugation
A
2 bacteria of the same species join together
3
Q
endospore
A
bacterium with a thick inner wall around chromosome an part of cytoplasm
4
Q
fission
A
cell division
5
Q
flagellum
A
whip like thing that helps cell move
6
Q
antibiotic
A
medicine that stops bacteria growth
7
Q
bioremediation
A
use of organisms to clean
8
Q
decomposition
A
breaking down of waste
9
Q
nitrogen fixation
A
turning atmospheric nitrogen into nitrogen compounds
10
Q
pasteurization
A
heating food to kill bacteria
11
Q
pathogen
A
disease agent
12
Q
resistance
A
defence against disease
13
Q
antibody
A
protein that attaches to pathogen to make it useless
14
Q
immunity
A
resistance of organism to pathogen
15
Q
mutation
A
change in dna/rna
