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 taxonomic class that consists two orders

Answer 2

Bacilli

Question 3

a sphere like bacteria

Answer 3

cocci

Question 4

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

Answer 4

Spirilla

Question 5

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

Answer 5

binary fission

Question 6

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

Answer 6

endospore

Question 7

a process which a bacteria helps plants

Answer 7

Nitrogen fixation

Question 8

the biological treatment of hazardous waste by living organisms

Answer 8

bioremediation

Question 9

medicine used to kill bacteria and other microorganisms

Answer 9

antibiotic

Question 10

bacteria that cause disease

Answer 10

pathogenic bacteria

Question 11

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

Answer 11

virus

Question 12

an organism from which a parasite takes food or shelter

Answer 12

host