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Chapter 9 (Science)
Question | Answer |
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An organism that consists of a single cell that does not have a nucleus | Prokaryote |
Rod shaped bacteria | Bacilli |
Spherical shaped bacteria | Cocci |
Spiral shaped bacteria | Spirilla |
A form of asexual reproduction in single celled organisms by which one cell divides into two cells of the same size | Binary Fission |
A thick walled protective spore that forms inside a bacterial cell and resists harsh conditions | Endospore |
Live in ocean vents and hot springs | Heat lovers |
Live in enviroments that have high levels of salt like the great salt lake and the dead sea | Salt lovers |
Give off methane gas and live in swamps and animal intestines | Methane makers |
The biological treatment of hazardous waste by living organisms | Bioremediation |
Medicine used to kill bacteria and other micro organisms | Antibiotic |
Bacteria that causes disease | Pathogenic bacteria |
The process when air is changed into a form of air that plants can breath | Nitrogen Fixation |