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What are ARCHAEBACTERIA?
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Bacteria that live under extreme conditions.
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What is a VACCINE?
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A solution made from dead viruses that is used to prevent viral diseases.
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What is BIOREMEDIATION?
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The process that uses bacteria to break down wastes and pollutants.
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What are FLAGELLA?
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A whip like structure that help bacteria move.
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What are AEROBES?
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Organisms that use oxygen for respiration.
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What are ANAEROBES?
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Organisms that can live without oxygen.
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What is a SAPROPHYTE?
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An organism that uses dead material as a food and energy source.
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What is a PATHOGEN?
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Any organism that causes disease.
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What is a TOXIN?
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Poison produced by disease-causing organisms.
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What are ENDOSPORES?
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Heat-resistant structure in bacteria. Some produce thick walls around themselves.
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What are BACILLI?
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Bacteria that have a rod shape.
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What are COCCI?
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Bacteria that have a spherical shape.
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What is METHANE?
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A gas produced as waste by certain bacteria and can be used as fuel.
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What is PASTEURIZATION?
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A process that is used to kill harmful bacteria in food?
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What are the two bacteria kingdoms?
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archaebacteria
eubacteria |
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What do bacteria never have?
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Nucleus
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All are true about bacteria.
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decompose living things
are prokaryotic are used to make medication |
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What is FISSION?
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How most bacteria reproduce.
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What is a PETRI DISH?
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Bacteria cultures are grown in these plates.
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List some things helpful bacteria can do.
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produce antibiotics
clean up oil spills make cheese and yogurt |
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What saves farmers millions of dollars in fertilizer costs each year?
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nitrogen-fixing bacteria
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What is a COLONY?
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A visible cluster of bacteria or other microorganism.
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What are some facts about bacteria?
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They are single-celled.
Are prokaryotic because they do not contain a membrane-bound nulceus |
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What are some foods made using helpful bacteria?
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sauerkraut
yogurt cheese |
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What are some helpful uses of bacteria?
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help with digestion
produce medicine recycle nutrients make yogurt and other food products |
