virus Flashcards
An organism that consists of a single cell that dose not have a nucleus
Prokaryote
are rod shaped they have a large surface area which helps them take in nutrients
Bacilli
any spherical or roughly spherical bacterium
cocci
a bacterium with rigid spiral structure found in stagnant water and sometime causing disease
spirlla
a from of asexual reproudction in single- celled organisms by which one cell divides into two cells of the same size
Binary fission
A thick -walled protective spore that froms insides a bacterial cell and resists harsh conditions
Endospore
bacteria take naitrogen from the air and changes it in to a from that plants can use
Nitrogen fixation
the biological treatment of hazardous waste by living organisms
Bioremediation
medicine used to kill bacteria and other micoorganisms
Antibiotic
bacteria that cause disase
Pathogenic bacteria
A microscopic particle that gets inside a cell and often destroys the cell
Virus
An organisms from which a parasite takes food or shelter
host