Viruses

Question 1

Prokaryotes

Answer 1

Organisms that are single called and have no nucleus

Question 2

Bacilli

Answer 2

is a rod-shaped bacterium.

Question 3

Cocci

Answer 3

is any bacterium that has a spherical, ovoid, or generally round shape.

Question 4

Spirilla

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Antibiotic

Answer 5

medicine used to kill bacteria

Question 6

Pathogenic bacteria

Answer 6

causes diseases

Question 7

Nitrogen fixation

Answer 7

is a process by which nitrogen in the Earth’s atmosphere is converted into ammonia or other molecules available to living organisms.

Question 8

Host

Answer 8

an organism from which a parasites takes food or shelter

Question 9

Binary Fission

Answer 9

One single-celled organism splits into two single-celled organisms

Question 10

Endospore

Answer 10

A thick, protective coating that contains genetic material and proteins

Question 11

Nitrogen fixation

Answer 11

is a process by which nitrogen in the Earth’s atmosphere is converted into ammonia or other molecules available to living organisms

Question 12

Bioremediation

Answer 12

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.