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Bacteria
Bacteria Vocab
Term | Definition |
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bacteria | single-celled organisms |
cytoplasm | region inside the cell membrane |
ribosomes | chemical factories where proteins are produced |
flagellum | a long, whiplike structure that helps a cell to move |
cellular respiration | The process that releases energy by breaking down glucose and other food molecules in the presence of oxygen |
Binary fission | A form of asexual reproduction in which one cell divides forming two identical cells |
Conjugation | A form of sexual reproduction in which a unicellular organism transfer some of its genetic material to another unicellular organism |
Endospore | A structure produced by prokaryotes such as bacteria and unfavorable conditions of thick wall and closes the DNA and some of the cytoplasm |
Pasteurization | A process of heating food to a temperature that is high enough to kill most harmful bacteria without changing the taste of the food |
Decomposer | An organism that gets energy by breaking down waste and dead organisms and return the Rall materials to the soil and water |