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Question 1

Prokaryote

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Bacilli

Answer 2

a disease-causing bacterium

Question 3

Cocci

Answer 3

any spherical or roughly spherical bacterium

Question 4

Spirilla

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Binary Fission

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Endospore

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Nitrogen fixation

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Bioremediation

Answer 8

the biological treatment of hazardous waste by living organisms

Question 9

Antibiotic

Answer 9

medicine used to kill bacteria and other microorganisms

Question 10

Pathogenic bacteria

Answer 10

bacteria that cause disease

Question 11

Virus

Answer 11

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

Question 12

host

Answer 12

an organism from which a parasite takes food or shelter