bacteria and virus vocabulary

Question 1

Prokaryote

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Bacilli

Answer 2

are rod shaped.they have a large surface area, which helps them take in nutrients

Question 3

Cocci

Answer 3

are spherical. they do not dry out as quickly as rod-shaped 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 a 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 call and resists harsh conditions

Question 7

Nitrogen fixation

Answer 7

it is where a single celled organism spilts into two single-celled organisms.

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