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Bacteria
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |