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Bacteria
Question | Answer |
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Bacteria | Are prokaryotes genetic material in their cells, does not contain a nucleus |
Cytoplasm | Contains gel-like fluid that moves structures throughout the cell |
Ribosomes | In the cytoplasm are tiny structures. Chemical factories where proteins are reproduced |
Flagellum | Long whip like structure that helps the cell move. |
Cellular Respiration | Breaking down food released energy |
Binary Fission | When some bacteria reproduce asexually. In one cell divides to form two identical cells. |
Conjugation | Bacteria sometimes reproduce sexually. |
Endospore | Is a small rounded thick-walled resting cell that forms inside a bacteria cell. |
Pasteurization | Food is heated to a temperature that is high enough to kill most harmful bacteria without changing the taste of the food. |
Decomposers | Organisms that break down large complex chemicals in dead organisms into small simple chemicals |