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Actual Bacteria
Term | Definition |
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Bacteria | Single celled organisms that lack a necleus. |
cytoplasm | The thick fluid region of a cell located inside the cell membrane, or between the cell membrane and nucleus. |
ribosome | A small grain-shaped organelle in the cytoplasm of a cell that produces proteins. |
falgellum | A long, whip-like, structure that helps a cell to move. |
cellular respiration | The process that releases energy by breaking down glucose and other food molecules in the presence of oxygen. |
binary fission | A form of asexual reproduction in which one cell divides, forming two identical cells. |
conjugation | A form of sexual reproduction in which a unicellular organism transfers some of its genetic material into another unicellular organism. |
endospore | A structure produces by prokaryotes, such such as bacteria, in unfavorable conditions; thick wall encloses the DNA and some of the cytoplasm. |
pasteurization | A process of heating food to a temperature that is high enough to kill most harmful bacteria without changing the taste of the food. |
decomposar | An organism that gets energy by breaking down wastes and dead organisms, and returns raw materials to the soil and water. |