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Question 1

Prokaryote

Answer 1

A microscopic single-celled organism that has neither a distinct nucleus with a membrane nor other specialized organelles. Prokaryotes include the bacteria and cyanobacteria.

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

Asexual reproduction by a separation of the body into two new bodies

Question 6

Endospore

Answer 6

A resistant asexual spore that develops inside some bacteria cells.

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 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.

Question 9

Antibiotic

Answer 9

A medicine (such as penicillin or its derivatives) that inhibits the growth of or destroys microorganisms.

Question 10

Pathogenic bacteria

Answer 10

A bacteria that can cause diseases such as strep or E. Colli.

Question 11

Virus

Answer 11

An infective agent that typically consist of a nucleic acid molecule in a protein coat, is too small to be seen by light microscopy, and is able to multiply only within the living cells of a host.