Monera (bacteria)

Question 1

Micro-organisms

Answer 1

Micro organisms are small living things

Question 2

Autotrophic

Answer 2

Autotrophic means an organism makes its own food

Question 3

Chemosynthesis

Answer 3

Chemosynthesis is the production of food using energy released from chemical reactions

Question 4

Heterotrophic

Answer 4

Heterotrophic means an organism takes in food made by other organisms

Question 5

Saprophytes

Answer 5

Saprophytes are organisms that take in food from dead organic matter

Question 6

Parasites

Answer 6

Parasites are organisms that take in food from a live host and usually cause harm

Question 7

Pathogenic bacteria

Answer 7

Pathogenic bacteria are bacteria that cause disease

Question 8

Antibiotics

Answer 8

Antibiotics are chemicals produced by microorganisms that stop the growth of, or kill, other micro-organisms without damaging human tissue

Question 9

Batch culture

Answer 9

Batch culture is the growth of cells in a sealed container (or bioreactor) over a short period of time and under ideal conditions until all the nutrients are used up

Question 10

Bioreactor 

Answer 10

A bioreactor is a vessel or container in which living cells or their products are used to make a product

Question 11

Continuous flow

Answer 11

Continuous flow food processing is the growth of cells in an open container (or bioreactor), where nutrients are added and the end products are removed all the time at a rate that maintains the volume of liquid and the number of cells