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Vocab
bacteria vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| bacteria | single-celled organisms that lack a nucleus |
| cytoplasm | thick fluid region of a cell located inside of the cell membrane |
| ribosome | a small grain-shaped organelle in the cytoplasm of a cell the produces protiens |
| flagellum | a long, whip-like 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 transfers some of its genetic material to another unicellular organism |
| endospore | a structure produced by prokaryotes in unfavorable conditions; a thick wall encloses 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 wastes and dead organisms and renews raw materials to the soil and water |