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Chapter 2 Bacteria
Bacteria Quiz Practice
Question | Answer |
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Bacteria | Single-celled organisms that lack a nucleus, and are prokaryotes. |
Cytoplasm | The thick fluid region of a cell inside the cell's membrane, or between the membrane and the nucleus. |
Ribosome | A small, grain-shaped organelle in the cytoplasm that produces proteins. |
Flagellum | A long, whiplike structure on bacteria that helps it to move. |
Cellular Respiration | The process that releases energy by breaking down glucose and food molecules in the presence of oxygen. |
Binary Fission | A form of asexual reproduction, a cell splits ad multiplies. |
Conjugation | A form of sexual reproduction, where a unicellular organism transfers some of it's genetic material to another unicellular organism. |
Endospore | A structure produced by prokaryotes, like bacteria, in an unfavorable conditions, a thick wall closes DNA around the cytoplasm. |
Pasteurization | The process of heating food to a temperature high enough to kill most harmful bacteria. |
Decomposer | An organism that gets energy by breaking down wastes and dead organisms, whom also makes raw materials into soil and water. |