Cell Shapes
Bacterial Structure
Key Terms
Bacterial Diseases
100
A Rod-Shaped cell
What is bacillus
100
ALL bacteria are _________ celled organisms.
What is a single-celled organism?
100
An outgrowth that enables bacteria to attatch to surfaces or other cells.
What is a pili (pilus)?
100
Fever, bleeding, lymph nodes that form swelling called buboes; often fatal
What is the bubonic plague?
200
A round-shaped cell
What is coccus?
200
Bacteria reproduce by _________________.
What is binary fission?
200
A substance that is produced by one organism, and that is poisonous to another.
What is a toxin?
200
Fever, cough, difficulty breathing
What is Tuberculosis?
300
A Spiral Cell
What is spirillum?
300
Bacteria are _____________.
What is a prokaryote?
300
A process in which two organisms exchange genetic material.
What is conjugation?
300
Sever diarrhea and vomiting; often fatal if not treated.
What is Cholera?
400
Outside the cell wall and membrane, many bacteria have a gel-like layer called a...
What is a capsule?
400
Bacteria chromosomes consists of a singular ___________ piece of DNA
What is circular?
400
A thick-walled protective spore that forms inside a bacterial cell and resists harsh conditions
What is an endosphere?
500
Chemicals that interfere with life processes in bacteria
What is bacteria?
500
Bacteria cells are many times smaller/larger than eukaryotes?
What is smaller?
500
A bacteria that is in the presence of oxygen.
What is an aerobic organism?
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