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Hands-On Bacteria
Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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pathogen | Any bacteria that makes you sick. |
foodborne illness | Any illness resulting from the presence of bacteria or spoilage of food. |
bacteria | Sincle-celled microorganism that typically lives in soil, water, organic matter, or the bodies of plants and animals. |
cocci | Any species of bacteria that is round in shape. |
bacilli | Any species of bacteria that is rod-shaped. |
bacteria colony | A clump or group of bacterial cells living together on the surface of a petri plate. |