Chapter 7 Flashcards
Flagella
Bacteria with long whiplike structures
Archaea
Very extreme living like in a volcano in a hot spring
What are the three different shapes of a cell?
Round rod spiral
How do cells get energy
They make and can consume energy
Fission
A cell divided into two identical cells
Conjugation
Two bacteria of the same species witch combine their genetic materials
Endospore
Form when bacteria builds build a thick wall
1 reason why bacteria is good
Helps digest food in both human and animals
Decomposition
The breaking down of dead organisms
Nitrogen fixation
All the bacteria in the soil
Bioremediation
The use of organisms such as bacteria to clean up environmental pollution
Pathogens
Agents that cause diseases
Antibiotics
Are Medicines that stop the growth and replication of bad bacteria
Antibiotics
Are medicines that stop the growth and replication of bacteria
Pasteurization
Is a process of heating food to a temperature that kills most bacteria