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prokaryote
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single-celled organism that has no nucleus
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Bacilli
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a genus of rod shaped bacteria
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Cocci
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a bacterium shaped like a sphere.
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Spirilla
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any of a genus of long curved bacteria with a bunch of flagella at both ends.
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Binary Fission
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Simple organisms such as bacteria undergo a type of cell division called binary fission.
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Endospore
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a structure made by bacteria for survival purposes.
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Nitrogen fixation
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the process through which nitrogen gas is converted into inorganic nitrogen compounds
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Bioremediation
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The process of using microorganisms to clean up an environmental hazard.
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Antibiotic
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attack bacteria that make you sick.
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Pathogenic bacteria
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bacteria that can cause disease.
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virus
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a type of germ
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host
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