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Coach Gibbs
Chapter 7.2 Vocabulary Words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Bacteria | Are prokaryotes, the genetic material in their cells are not contained in a nucleus. |
| Flagellum | A long, whiplike structure that helps a cell to move. |
| Binary Fission | When one cell divides to form two identical cells. |
| Asexual Reproduction | A reproductive system that involves only one parent and produces offspring that are identical to the parent. |
| Sexual Reproduction | When two parents combine their genetic material to produce a new organism, which differ from both parents. |
| Conjugation | Wen one bacterium transfers some genetic material to another bacterium through a threadlike bridge. |
| Endospore | A small, rounded, thick-walled, resting cells that forms inside a bacterial cell. |
| Pasteurization | Is when the food is heated to a temp. that is high enough to kill most harmful bacteria without changing the taste of the food. |
| Decomposers | Organisms that break down large chemicals in dead organisms into small chemicals. |