Bacteria and Viruses

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

Answer 2

binary fission

Question 3

a thick walled protective spore that forms inside a bacterial cell and resits harsh conditions

Answer 3

endospore

Question 4

the chemical processes by which atmospheric nitrogen is assimilated into organic compounds, especially by certain microorganisms as part of the nitrogen cycle.

Answer 4

Nitrogen fixation

Question 5

the biological treatment of hazardous waste by living organisms

Answer 5

Bioremediation

Question 6

medicine used to kill and other microorganism

Answer 6

antibiotic

Question 7

bacteria that cause disease

Answer 7

pathogenic bacteria

Question 8

a microscopic particle that destroys your cell

Answer 8

virus

Question 9

an organism from which a parasite takes food or shelter

Answer 9

host

Question 10

a rod-shaped bacterium

Answer 10

Bacilli

Question 11

any spherical or roughly spherical bacterium.

Answer 11

Cocci