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Chapter 2 Bacteria
Bacteria Quiz Practice
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Bacteria | Single-celled organisms that lack a nucleus, and are prokaryotes. |
| Cytoplasm | The thick fluid region of a cell inside the cell's membrane, or between the membrane and the nucleus. |
| Ribosome | A small, grain-shaped organelle in the cytoplasm that produces proteins. |
| Flagellum | A long, whiplike structure on bacteria that helps it to move. |
| Cellular Respiration | The process that releases energy by breaking down glucose and food molecules in the presence of oxygen. |
| Binary Fission | A form of asexual reproduction, a cell splits ad multiplies. |
| Conjugation | A form of sexual reproduction, where a unicellular organism transfers some of it's genetic material to another unicellular organism. |
| Endospore | A structure produced by prokaryotes, like bacteria, in an unfavorable conditions, a thick wall closes DNA around the cytoplasm. |
| Pasteurization | The process of heating food to a temperature high enough to kill most harmful bacteria. |
| Decomposer | An organism that gets energy by breaking down wastes and dead organisms, whom also makes raw materials into soil and water. |