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bacteria
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| bacteira | single-celled organisms |
| cytoplasm | Contains a gel-like fluid that moves structures through the cell |
| ribosome | Tiny structures located in the cytoplasm, they are Chemical factories where proteins are produced |
| flagellum | a long whip-like structure that helps a cell to move |
| cellular respiration | The process of breaking down food to release energy |
| binary fssion | asexual reproduction when one cell divides to form two identical cells |
| conjugation | When bacteria reproduce sexually, One bacterium transfer some of its genetic material into another bacterium. |
| endospore | A small rounded thick-walled resting cell that forms inside of a bacterial cell |
| pasteurization | When food is heated to a temperature that is high enough to kill most harmful bacteria without changing the taste of the food |
| decomposer | Organisms that break down large complex chemicals in dead organisms into small simple chemicals |