virus and germes

Question 1

prokaryote

Answer 1

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

Question 2

binary fission

Answer 2

a form of asexual reproduction in a single-celled organism by which one cell divides into town cells of the same size

Question 3

endospore

Answer 3

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

Question 4

bioremediation

Answer 4

the biological treatment of hazardous waste by living organisms

Question 5

antibiotic

Answer 5

medicine used to kill bacteria and other microorganisms

Question 6

pathogenic bacteria

Answer 6

bacteria that cause disease

Question 7

virus

Answer 7

a microscopic particle that gets inside a cell and often destroys the cell

Question 8

host

Answer 8

an organism from which a parasite takes food for shelter

Question 9

spirilla

Answer 9

a bacterium with a rigid spiral structure, found in stagnant water and sometimes causing disease

Question 10

bacilli

Answer 10

a rod-shaped bacterium a disease-causing bacterium.

Question 11

cocci

Answer 11

any spherical or roughly spherical bacterium.

Question 12

nitrogen fixation

Answer 12

the chemical processes by which atmospheric nitrogen is assimilated into organic compounds, especially by certain microorganisms as part of the nitrogen cycle.