vocab

Question 1

Prokaryote

Answer 1

organisms whose cells lack a nucleus and other organelles

Question 2

Bacilli

Answer 2

a taxonomic class of bacteria that includes two orders, Bacillales and lactobacillales

Question 3

Cocci

Answer 3

are spherical they do not dry out as quickly as rod-shape bacteria

Question 4

Spirilla

Answer 4

are long and spiral shaped they use flagella at both ends to move like a corkscrew

Question 5

Binary Fission

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Endospore

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Nitrogen fixation

Answer 7

nitrogen fixing bacteria take in nitrogen from the air and change it to a form that plants can use.

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 organisms from which a parasite takes food or shelter