science bacteria

Question 1

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

Answer 1

Prokaryote

Question 2

A rod-shaped bacterium

Answer 2

Bacilli

Question 3

Any spherical or roughly spherical bacterium

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

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

Answer 7

Nitrogen Fixation

Question 8

The use of either naturally occurring or deliberately introduced microorganisms or other forms of life to consume and break down environmental pollutants, in order to clean up a polluted site

Answer 8

Bioremediation

Question 9

A medicine that inhibits the growth of or destroys microorganisms

Answer 9

Antibiotic

Question 10

Bacteria that can cause an infection

Answer 10

Pathogenic bacteria

Question 11

Bacteria and other types of germs that can cause some kind of disease

Answer 11

Virus

Question 12

How microbes or viruses sustain themselves within host organisms on a molecular, cellular, organismal or population level

Answer 12

Host